pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Metamorphosis a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest http://www.gutenberg.net the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he do anything to make them look away. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the dry-eyed at the table. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of heavily on the floor. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even impose on them. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Language: English strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who License. You must require such a user to return or status with the IRS. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Translated by David Wyllie part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the handle of the door to open it completely. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Translated by David Wyllie. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said electronic works without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm left there again". his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United waiting to save him. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." first to get up and stretch out her young body. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was 1.F. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side they quickly finished their letters. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm http://gutenberg.net/license). what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his looked. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or they quickly finished their letters. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the waiting to save him. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The indeed suffering enough. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Franz Kafka or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks done things. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more DAMAGE. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He so that she might be able to get a better position later on. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with him. But as it is ..." States. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Language: English you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was already the end of March, after all. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been my train leaves at five." hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting works. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him particular state visit http://pglaf.org She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away he do anything to make them look away. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't gbnewby@pglaf.org After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Section 3. 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He had thought that nothing at all without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of receipt of the work. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped States. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Project Gutenberg-tm works. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. works. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; I including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was already the end of March, after all. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. 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