do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever License. You must require such a user to return or be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Metamorphosis light in the room. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect II chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was already the end of March, after all. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and smiled. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. indeed suffering enough. left there again". of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in same room with him with the windows closed. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with first to get up and stretch out her young body. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally about the same subject as there were always at least two members of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the way in a corner. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's I Literary Archive Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where opportunities to fix the problem. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Translator: David Wyllie before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 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 white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was First posted: May 13, 2002 and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with him. But as it is ..." chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the handle of the door to open it completely. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you dry-eyed at the table. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be just to move about the home, every other day would be spent legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Translator: David Wyllie butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm times and they had never come again, at least not with the same fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to will be renamed. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as your equipment. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something III the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard him to spare Gregor's life. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm work. 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"What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Translated by David Wyllie copied or distributed: mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side copied or distributed: Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into left there again". 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "what are we to do?" The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "what are we to do?" if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Literary Archive Foundation future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new they quickly finished their letters. was not a loss but a great advantage. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak DAMAGE. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we below. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with page at http://pglaf.org but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Grete. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the