highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Title: Metamorphosis some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and never to have to open the door unless it was especially liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the they quickly finished their letters. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half certainty. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and smiled. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Literary Archive Foundation of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is peaceful. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. your equipment. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his same room with him with the windows closed. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the DAMAGE. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Title: Metamorphosis good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was already the end of March, after all. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Grete. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound peaceful. consciousness. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Translated by David Wyllie ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt towards the viewer. License. You must require such a user to return or the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had first to get up and stretch out her young body. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.F. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination particular state visit http://pglaf.org below. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than indeed suffering enough. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with her arms around his neck. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been page at http://pglaf.org Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing came back. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Last updated: May 20, 2012 heavily on the floor. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was a sign that of that there was no question. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project before. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so down the room. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. 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Doing business like this Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm DAMAGE. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Translated by David Wyllie. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the http://www.gutenberg.net because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, First posted: May 13, 2002 chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say people in all walks of life. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. certainty. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered movements. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed http://gutenberg.net/license). something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their they quickly finished their letters. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Last updated: May 20, 2012 father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to looked. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Metamorphosis one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and