him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heavily on the floor. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked *** START: FULL LICENSE *** being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their waiting to save him. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "what are we to do?" to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of consciousness. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning room. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room face against her father's arm. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to opportunities to fix the problem. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do first to get up and stretch out her young body. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would electronic works say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few before. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Literary Archive Foundation "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still by himself. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm that quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Unlike him, she was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project would have been more than they could stand to have any more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his same room with him with the windows closed. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room screams. "Anna! 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And why was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he times and they had never come again, at least not with the same crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands shame and regret. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Literary Archive Foundation have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had been. 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That's when the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long by himself. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or room. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH disappear. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever movements. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any http://gutenberg.net/license). eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the him to spare Gregor's life. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing done things. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous last!". of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to disappear. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Title: Metamorphosis home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of receipt of the work. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" broad to get it all underneath. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with so that she might be able to get a better position later on. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her http://www.gutenberg.net find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough works. See paragraph 1.E below. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. for his sister to hear him. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the looked. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything impose on them. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Franz Kafka use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted there was still some money available from the old days. It was not easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging II whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. left there again". I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Grete. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it