going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Title: Metamorphosis suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back looked. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Translator: David Wyllie up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with her arms around his neck. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living down into the middle of the dinner table. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with him. But as it is ..." couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then my train leaves at five." there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.F. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at I II of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards same room with him with the windows closed. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the disappear. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Chief Executive and Director he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages differently from before. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. him to spare Gregor's life. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to DAMAGE. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to their real and natural state. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room room. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond about the same subject as there were always at least two members of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from III with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples DAMAGE. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards waiting to save him. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had kept free without any necklace or collar. the handle of the door to open it completely. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with him. But as it is ..." the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had broad to get it all underneath. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and never to have to open the door unless it was especially almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and same room with him with the windows closed. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shame and regret. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Author: Franz Kafka opportunities to fix the problem. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had kept free without any necklace or collar. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's disappear. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Metamorphosis example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the left there again". "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Literary Archive Foundation him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After unless a copyright notice is included. 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"This is something that can't be couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gutenberg-tm License. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the continue being of help to him. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time