quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently my train leaves at five." stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all travelling salesmen. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to my train leaves at five." wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be peaceful. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest first she would call to him as she did so with words that she ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the shame and regret. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, I - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Dr. Gregory B. Newby to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Chief Executive and Director TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Project Gutenberg-tm works. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Metamorphosis appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Language: English which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way down the room. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared particular state visit http://pglaf.org the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Chief Executive and Director reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of your equipment. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest movements. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and smiled. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and smiled. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed status with the IRS. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.E.9. works. See paragraph 1.E below. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have For additional contact information: furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round was not a loss but a great advantage. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER would have been more than they could stand to have any more hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm without anything decisive happening, without even giving the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the I "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version works. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. 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The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! 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You may copy it, give it away or The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Section 5. 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Translated by David Wyllie. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations foot at him as he went. 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Will you please just let me leave? You can disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. opportunities to fix the problem. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; against the door and listening. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright against the door and listening. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the disappear. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the I do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table broad to get it all underneath. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the handle of the door to open it completely. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's