even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true shame and regret. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide down the room. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Last updated: May 20, 2012 to their real and natural state. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or at home. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out status with the IRS. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Last updated: May 20, 2012 backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another copied or distributed: *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Author: Franz Kafka to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, of receipt of the work. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few greatest consideration so that his family could bear the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the handle of the door to open it completely. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially gbnewby@pglaf.org considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER shame and regret. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used electronic works to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to by himself. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his face against her father's arm. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Title: Metamorphosis around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the way in a corner. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest differently from before. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects face against her father's arm. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost as Gregor opens the door. 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Many small donations it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the before. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good greatest consideration so that his family could bear the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had 1.F. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. a sign that of that there was no question. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was particular state visit http://pglaf.org disappear. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Grete. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of travelling salesmen. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room done things. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the way in a corner. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Translated by David Wyllie about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all last!". sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation without anything decisive happening, without even giving the I wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he was already the end of March, after all. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Metamorphosis all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh last!". that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - by himself. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Translated by David Wyllie from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, against the door and listening. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed your equipment. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might works. See paragraph 1.E below. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention.