strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends beginning of this work. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had below. light in the room. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known came back. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be first she would call to him as she did so with words that she still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he do anything to make them look away. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and wept so that his powerful chest shook. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was not a loss but a great advantage. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of consciousness. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but left there again". pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk at home. was already the end of March, after all. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply peaceful. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a sign that of that there was no question. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was down into the middle of the dinner table. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Translated by David Wyllie. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back heavily on the floor. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Language: English coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Language: English License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes room. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the way in a corner. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with her arms around his neck. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone greatest consideration so that his family could bear the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling works. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it continue being of help to him. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Dr. Gregory B. Newby looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Grete. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.F.6. 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By the door there was a dish filled with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he States. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her it". his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only particular state visit http://pglaf.org one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock II located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish at home. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Grete. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Last updated: May 20, 2012 blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Literary Archive Foundation never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply movements. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.F. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any III don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 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 construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all indeed suffering enough. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she License. You must require such a user to return or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the