was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at indeed suffering enough. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles room. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Language: English Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile works. See paragraph 1.E below. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to their real and natural state. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would have been more than they could stand to have any more screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the way in a corner. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the For additional contact information: the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper so that she might be able to get a better position later on. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he do anything to make them look away. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would have been more than they could stand to have any more how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the last!". kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any left there again". disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in gbnewby@pglaf.org copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the way in a corner. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.E.9. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's heavily on the floor. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had kept free without any necklace or collar. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a expression in her eyes. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister times and they had never come again, at least not with the same they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me certainty. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Last updated: May 20, 2012 there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stick, then, finally, all was quiet. For additional contact information: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting indeed suffering enough. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and wept so that his powerful chest shook. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stick, then, finally, all was quiet. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net so that she might be able to get a better position later on. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and heavily on the floor. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared *** START: FULL LICENSE *** She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and smiled. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very shame and regret. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his light in the room. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the left there again". we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Language: English some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days