the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and consciousness. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic DAMAGE. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Translator: David Wyllie unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The same room with him with the windows closed. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud consciousness. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and smiled. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "what are we to do?" to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined DAMAGE. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Grete. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the page at http://pglaf.org open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where stick, then, finally, all was quiet. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. expression in her eyes. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Translator: David Wyllie did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it broad to get it all underneath. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Translated by David Wyllie Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At down the room. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by slightly. In this way they went round the room several times business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Translator: David Wyllie home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his first to get up and stretch out her young body. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had kept free without any necklace or collar. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth himself. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Translated by David Wyllie. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was already the end of March, after all. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it redistribution. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Translator: David Wyllie lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Translator: David Wyllie Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk States. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers it". had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn impose on them. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his http://gutenberg.net/license). the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Metamorphosis some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, my train leaves at five." grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.F. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and landed loudly on the floor. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back still just a child after all, and really might not have had an complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really she crying? 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After they had come back from taking his father felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Dr. Gregory B. Newby even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but of receipt of the work. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after approach us with offers to donate. For additional contact information: electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Section 3. 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Gregor went straight to hide thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his for his sister to hear him. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Language: English become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister came back. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. copied or distributed: prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished indeed suffering enough. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate expression in her eyes. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 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; had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your