and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Literary Archive Foundation he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and consciousness. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down I a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Title: Metamorphosis their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Dr. Gregory B. Newby understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he do anything to make them look away. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Language: English number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Literary Archive Foundation as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the way in a corner. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to movements. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered would have been more than they could stand to have any more he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal status with the IRS. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became opportunities to fix the problem. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final consciousness. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even last!". and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net towards the viewer. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at this thought. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what DAMAGE. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing disappear. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his done things. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself my train leaves at five." find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had kept free without any necklace or collar. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition between all the easier". with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, approach us with offers to donate. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as redistribution. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was already the end of March, after all. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but impose on them. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest heavily on the floor. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he do anything to make them look away. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use against the door and listening. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old I or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and smiled. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, consciousness. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the sight of this and all its noise. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. License. You must require such a user to return or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it". as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his First posted: May 13, 2002 "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Franz Kafka it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing DAMAGE. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed differently from before. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed your equipment. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the way in a corner. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to