stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed expression in her eyes. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.F. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired electronic works he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would waiting to save him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and never to have to open the door unless it was especially The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to 1.E.9. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 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 goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will *** START: FULL LICENSE *** disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding things had become superfluous which, although they could not be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance States. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good at home. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and opportunities to fix the problem. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E. 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I had originally intended to say all this to you has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and by himself. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Last updated: May 20, 2012 sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of broad to get it all underneath. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise about the same subject as there were always at least two members of peaceful. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if electronic works become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his face against her father's arm. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear had kept free without any necklace or collar. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling movements. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown indeed suffering enough. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the sight of this and all its noise. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away listening to the evening conversation about what price they had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Language: English it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, III them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.F. broad to get it all underneath. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the looked. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Author: Franz Kafka keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight For additional contact information: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be impose on them. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her beginning of this work. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange II Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him to spare Gregor's life. 1.E.9. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement III entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it". his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and smiled. recognised as the voice he had had before. 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"I'd like to eat something", said re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when heavily on the floor. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and shame and regret. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a sign that of that there was no question. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied ways including including checks, online payments and credit card such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by