but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling waiting to save him. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up down into the middle of the dinner table. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up people in all walks of life. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free rules is very easy. 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He was determined to make his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He times and they had never come again, at least not with the same recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, he do anything to make them look away. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the came back. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from expression in her eyes. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. before. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had shame and regret. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at my train leaves at five." away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become below. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment disappear. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. down the room. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stick, then, finally, all was quiet. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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All he had done was begin to turn round so that he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the approach us with offers to donate. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, indeed suffering enough. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied opportunities to fix the problem. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** left there again". Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Title: Metamorphosis it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Franz Kafka couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become about the same subject as there were always at least two members of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. http://www.gutenberg.net to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when continue being of help to him. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." still just a child after all, and really might not have had an defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Last updated: May 20, 2012 planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Translated by David Wyllie. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of below. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes at home. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would have been more than they could stand to have any more though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. at home. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came over to the window where they remained with their arms around each across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised came back. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. first to get up and stretch out her young body. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Language: English stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if opportunities to fix the problem. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Language: English This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, broad to get it all underneath. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At expression in her eyes. a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and landed loudly on the floor. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money,