the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once your equipment. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face greatest consideration so that his family could bear the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him broad to get it all underneath. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: shame and regret. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. certainty. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all subject to the trademark license, especially commercial though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Section 4. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Franz Kafka joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite my train leaves at five." 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his distance as to which way to turn. 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The food was steaming, and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. 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Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time there was still some money available from the old days. It was not goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of receipt of the work. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. II that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When consciousness. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Chief Executive and Director lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and light in the room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Translated by David Wyllie returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would have been more than they could stand to have any more to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, dry-eyed at the table. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if from their decision to move was much more to do with their total went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was redistribution. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he do anything to make them look away. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the impose on them. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He waiting to save him. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation life led by the family during these two months, must have made him out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found it". Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at works. See paragraph 1.E below. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which shame and regret. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even though she could have checked for herself and could have known more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the at home. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had done things. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a sign that of that there was no question. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and smiled. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went not knowing what he should save first before his attention was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Author: Franz Kafka his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been below. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him to spare Gregor's life. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set same room with him with the windows closed. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him opportunities to fix the problem. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of waiting to save him. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Franz Kafka anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the sight of this and all its noise. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried impose on them.