be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not greatest consideration so that his family could bear the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His dry-eyed at the table. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the same room with him with the windows closed. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and never to have to open the door unless it was especially it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. 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The whole of his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Translated by David Wyllie. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest came back. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ways including including checks, online payments and credit card thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found travelling salesmen. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Last updated: May 20, 2012 unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for at this thought. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and wept so that his powerful chest shook. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: over to the window where they remained with their arms around each beginning of this work. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm done things. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Grete. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously looked. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was not a loss but a great advantage. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But heavily on the floor. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest States. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all works. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very shame and regret. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the handle of the door to open it completely. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the against the door and listening. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Language: English morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been same room with him with the windows closed. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the handle of the door to open it completely. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already For additional contact information: curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the approach us with offers to donate. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats would have been more than they could stand to have any more rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated your equipment. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he looked. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Grete. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped even though she could have checked for herself and could have known be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it subject to the trademark license, especially commercial listening to the evening conversation about what price they had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became will be renamed. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether a sign that of that there was no question. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom light in the room. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in expression in her eyes. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat your equipment. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.F. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really below. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their For additional contact information: receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Foundation vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did my train leaves at five." with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Language: English She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Metamorphosis His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the at this thought. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he do anything to make them look away. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while differently from before. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked