eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole for his sister to hear him. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced they quickly finished their letters. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room my train leaves at five." denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times before. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; page at http://pglaf.org responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka disappear. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "what are we to do?" off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from their decision to move was much more to do with their total come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand left there again". slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "what are we to do?" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the way in a corner. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gutenberg-tm License. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any by himself. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and smiled. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see III seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to consciousness. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only peaceful. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father http://www.gutenberg.net room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise status with the IRS. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and himself. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he do anything to make them look away. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and indeed suffering enough. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as him to spare Gregor's life. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Translated by David Wyllie. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was http://www.gutenberg.net Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even though she could have checked for herself and could have known still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about for his sister to hear him. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from expression in her eyes. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his a sign that of that there was no question. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly things had become superfluous which, although they could not be speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Chief Executive and Director though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile down the room. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" your equipment. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing down into the middle of the dinner table. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project broad to get it all underneath. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the him to spare Gregor's life. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the light in the room. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the between all the easier". silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Last updated: May 20, 2012 not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages about the same subject as there were always at least two members of