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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then against the door and listening. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from by himself. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to first to get up and stretch out her young body. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both with him. But as it is ..." knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but broad to get it all underneath. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness last!". abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing at home. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything listening to the evening conversation about what price they had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Translated by David Wyllie. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by he do anything to make them look away. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no States. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Last updated: May 20, 2012 part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the room. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the handle of the door to open it completely. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Foundation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back page at http://pglaf.org or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.E.9. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each listening to the evening conversation about what price they had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Author: Franz Kafka should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. 1.E.9. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Foundation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully for his sister to hear him. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related for his sister to hear him. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Language: English The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be broad to get it all underneath. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which particular state visit http://pglaf.org donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at listening to the evening conversation about what price they had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the way in a corner. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the handle of the door to open it completely. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Last updated: May 20, 2012 long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he shame and regret. Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a below. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as For additional contact information: she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, consciousness. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the License. You must require such a user to return or it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the status with the IRS. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out ways including including checks, online payments and credit card lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK light in the room. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being redistribution. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of indeed suffering enough. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily face against her father's arm. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: done things. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of I there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his they quickly finished their letters. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in