Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. works. See paragraph 1.E below. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father dry-eyed at the table. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to their real and natural state. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so down into the middle of the dinner table. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right http://www.gutenberg.net the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is at this thought. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again dry-eyed at the table. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without over to the window where they remained with their arms around each photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. electronic works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could works. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "what are we to do?" these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he do anything to make them look away. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Foundation how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm works. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats of receipt of the work. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any disappear. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Title: Metamorphosis it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I indeed suffering enough. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the sight of this and all its noise. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head For additional contact information: and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they quickly finished their letters. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so broad to get it all underneath. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without left there again". obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Section 1. 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Although it was still early in the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a broad to get it all underneath. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael works. See paragraph 1.E below. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear left there again". through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do http://gutenberg.net/license). in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's of receipt of the work. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay looked. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered impose on them. was already the end of March, after all. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Franz Kafka you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you done things. certainty. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with a sign that of that there was no question. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered disappear. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. III Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even http://www.gutenberg.net wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, opportunities to fix the problem. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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He could actually have used - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. expression in her eyes. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to your equipment. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the below. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: hard of hearing. 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On the way they opened the door unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Grete. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being waiting to save him. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Chief Executive and Director He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure a sign that of that there was no question. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a peaceful. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall