than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there disappear. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ways including including checks, online payments and credit card times and they had never come again, at least not with the same strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at License. You must require such a user to return or front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, by himself. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest same room with him with the windows closed. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of receipt of the work. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him to spare Gregor's life. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with her arms around his neck. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to their real and natural state. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked himself. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his at this thought. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, light in the room. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electronic works The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the States. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any stick, then, finally, all was quiet. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Title: Metamorphosis face against her father's arm. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in movements. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and smiled. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, States. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if he do anything to make them look away. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview indeed suffering enough. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still copied or distributed: thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to their real and natural state. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. waiting to save him. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it". made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of redistribution. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged For additional contact information: below. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing or charges. 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One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make certainty. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was already the end of March, after all. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Grete. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Last updated: May 20, 2012 everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the way in a corner. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would approach us with offers to donate. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; not knowing what he should save first before his attention was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, people in all walks of life. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down into the middle of the dinner table. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no things had become superfluous which, although they could not be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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