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Information on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Project Gutenberg-tm works. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Translated by David Wyllie. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's with her arms around his neck. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement impose on them. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and heavily on the floor. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed page at http://pglaf.org electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set copied or distributed: situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Language: English his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on opportunities to fix the problem. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there was still some money available from the old days. It was not set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in donations. 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He was pleased when he finally had his head in Author: Franz Kafka thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would have been more than they could stand to have any more If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the was already the end of March, after all. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Project Gutenberg-tm works. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be been in so much of a rush. 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The lad only ever any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's opportunities to fix the problem. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled down the room. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round First posted: May 13, 2002 stick, then, finally, all was quiet. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like heavily on the floor. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped indeed suffering enough. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he do anything to make them look away. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they quickly finished their letters. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and against the door and listening. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was not a loss but a great advantage. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Last updated: May 20, 2012 done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another like it! 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Please don't make things any harder thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from particular state visit http://pglaf.org him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when travelling salesmen. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long face against her father's arm. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against it". accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any waiting to save him. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Author: Franz Kafka whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself life led by the family during these two months, must have made him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in http://gutenberg.net/license). At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Project Gutenberg-tm works. peaceful. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it". wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Title: Metamorphosis him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if redistribution. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being between all the easier". Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep even though she could have checked for herself and could have known soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to face against her father's arm. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Chief Executive and Director found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps not knowing what he should save first before his attention was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Grete. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. at this thought. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stick, then, finally, all was quiet. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding over to the window where they remained with their arms around each before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Foundation and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Dr. Gregory B. Newby however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of receipt of the work. electronic works Gutenberg-tm License. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "what are we to do?" curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "what are we to do?" people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with her arms around his neck. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain