was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they himself. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and first to get up and stretch out her young body. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. my train leaves at five." joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact with him. But as it is ..." there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out not knowing what he should save first before his attention was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide down the room. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. travelling salesmen. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him to spare Gregor's life. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward not knowing what he should save first before his attention was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dry-eyed at the table. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with him. But as it is ..." seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, continue being of help to him. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Author: Franz Kafka though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. down into the middle of the dinner table. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found people in all walks of life. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or by himself. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and landed loudly on the floor. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and III away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had same room with him with the windows closed. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his down into the middle of the dinner table. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had it". look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was not a loss but a great advantage. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Franz Kafka on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Metamorphosis re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and smiled. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have peaceful. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. of receipt of the work. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who not knowing what he should save first before his attention was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come differently from before. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with her arms around his neck. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but redistribution. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in done things. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Project Gutenberg-tm works. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to their real and natural state. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his movements. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and electronic works fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a sign that of that there was no question. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good consciousness. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing listening to the evening conversation about what price they had http://www.gutenberg.net quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief left there again". watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and beginning of this work. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that http://www.gutenberg.net of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy my train leaves at five." flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his particular state visit http://pglaf.org a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair greatest consideration so that his family could bear the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was shame and regret. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out face against her father's arm. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Metamorphosis his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. copied or distributed: them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away II and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following