and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was not a loss but a great advantage. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still with him. But as it is ..." States. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said at this thought. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on works. See paragraph 1.E below. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which at this thought. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he below. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far against the door and listening. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, broad to get it all underneath. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before. your equipment. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good works. See paragraph 1.E below. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel peaceful. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do towards the viewer. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies had kept free without any necklace or collar. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Title: Metamorphosis shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed against the door and listening. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head page at http://pglaf.org to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Franz Kafka and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Project Gutenberg-tm works. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing light in the room. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, DAMAGE. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we face against her father's arm. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder travelling salesmen. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Literary Archive Foundation "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would will be renamed. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with below. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a sign that of that there was no question. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to their real and natural state. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project at home. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or dry-eyed at the table. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with him. But as it is ..." he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and smiled. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. DAMAGE. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe looked. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, room. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and landed loudly on the floor. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it last!". hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was already the end of March, after all. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 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 abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to