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You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" page at http://pglaf.org prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very I to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant light in the room. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his 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 become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at will be renamed. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shame and regret. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and before. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Last updated: May 20, 2012 here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in against the door and listening. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH shame and regret. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's heavily on the floor. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. heavily on the floor. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of receipt of the work. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they quickly finished their letters. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw dry-eyed at the table. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, heavily on the floor. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got done things. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the way in a corner. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and works. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Metamorphosis a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him down the room. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table http://www.gutenberg.net "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did times and they had never come again, at least not with the same again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the room. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got copied or distributed: had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated first to get up and stretch out her young body. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, travelling salesmen. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it light in the room. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, http://www.gutenberg.net money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Chief Executive and Director considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really not knowing what he should save first before his attention was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when consciousness. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; by himself. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his opportunities to fix the problem. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Foundation Translator: David Wyllie eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did people in all walks of life. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite not knowing what he should save first before his attention was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of between all the easier". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on face against her father's arm. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, waiting to save him. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can before. http://www.gutenberg.net it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did life led by the family during these two months, must have made him