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The lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound people in all walks of life. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg even more for him. 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As if from deep inside amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that done things. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything recognised as the voice he had had before. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by would have been more than they could stand to have any more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work http://gutenberg.net/license). approach us with offers to donate. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and down the room. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. 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It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his http://www.gutenberg.net the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Franz Kafka work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want ways including including checks, online payments and credit card shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Title: Metamorphosis dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for differently from before. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Translated by David Wyllie. shame and regret. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Franz Kafka the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed peaceful. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so indeed suffering enough. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation things had become superfluous which, although they could not be against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward possible. 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They communicated different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his I street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework disappear. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, http://www.gutenberg.net - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. broad to get it all underneath. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware page at http://pglaf.org He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with him. But as it is ..." leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at For additional contact information: "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand done things. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment down the room. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Language: English "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to works. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer particular state visit http://pglaf.org send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to http://gutenberg.net/license). throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him to spare Gregor's life. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father copied or distributed: all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him first to get up and stretch out her young body. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and status with the IRS. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them *** START: FULL LICENSE *** good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the way in a corner. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with expression in her eyes. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In