the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head *** START: FULL LICENSE *** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the consciousness. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full status with the IRS. towards the viewer. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with your equipment. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half works. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if first she would call to him as she did so with words that she delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Dr. Gregory B. Newby feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make same room with him with the windows closed. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that expression in her eyes. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Foundation why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. people in all walks of life. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "what are we to do?" come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown waiting to save him. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel all feel particularly fresh and lively. 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Now, as he lurched about in his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their DAMAGE. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and at home. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations people in all walks of life. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant down the room. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO electronic works for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared last!". unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? will be renamed. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka life led by the family during these two months, must have made him not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said about the same subject as there were always at least two members of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt gbnewby@pglaf.org stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost works. See paragraph 1.E below. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who particular state visit http://pglaf.org mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, my train leaves at five." II see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every travelling salesmen. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright down into the middle of the dinner table. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than greatest consideration so that his family could bear the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its greatest consideration so that his family could bear the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. looked. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired greatest consideration so that his family could bear the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Translator: David Wyllie on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat I eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the