intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced light in the room. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether broad to get it all underneath. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the first to get up and stretch out her young body. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily differently from before. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy License. You must require such a user to return or Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled subject to the trademark license, especially commercial word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was First posted: May 13, 2002 "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had kept free without any necklace or collar. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing below. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Franz Kafka by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made continue being of help to him. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, redistribution. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant broad to get it all underneath. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down left there again". Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too light in the room. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally last!". it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came shame and regret. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little indeed suffering enough. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, shame and regret. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall beginning of this work. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There by himself. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar not knowing what he should save first before his attention was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt indeed suffering enough. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works I strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was already the end of March, after all. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of peaceful. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present status with the IRS. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern donations. 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He was sure that everyone would turn on him any we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was not a loss but a great advantage. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt redistribution. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Language: English stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Language: English written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with so that she might be able to get a better position later on. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ slightly. In this way they went round the room several times number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he do anything to make them look away. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many people in all walks of life. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in