was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed left there again". possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's came back. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the against the door and listening. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends had kept free without any necklace or collar. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and landed loudly on the floor. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would peaceful. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought down into the middle of the dinner table. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they first to get up and stretch out her young body. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, DAMAGE. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the States. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.E.9. with him. But as it is ..." her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and came back. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without anything decisive happening, without even giving the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did will be renamed. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping For additional contact information: inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Literary Archive Foundation hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you my train leaves at five." her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit opportunities to fix the problem. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making For additional contact information: After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown there was still some money available from the old days. It was not removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay travelling salesmen. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "what are we to do?" forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more was already the end of March, after all. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. movements. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit by himself. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. copied or distributed: your equipment. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the sight of this and all its noise. "what are we to do?" even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. will be renamed. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise done things. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would light in the room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of receipt of the work. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for his sister to hear him. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the certainty. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. below. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the impose on them. peaceful. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with movements. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the way in a corner. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After against the door and listening. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.E.9. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On States. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Language: English her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, my train leaves at five." set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each without anything decisive happening, without even giving the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had First posted: May 13, 2002 they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Foundation without anything decisive happening, without even giving the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it he do anything to make them look away. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have impose on them. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief DAMAGE. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Section 4. 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It was clear to Gregor that Grete had under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk came back. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom my train leaves at five." little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions