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The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Grete. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Author: Franz Kafka catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained light in the room. done things. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the certainty. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. status with the IRS. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the way in a corner. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father first to get up and stretch out her young body. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated done things. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever waiting to save him. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously down into the middle of the dinner table. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the my train leaves at five." them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, towards the viewer. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of he do anything to make them look away. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite III his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to their real and natural state. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This DAMAGE. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she was already the end of March, after all. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone II especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; For additional contact information: again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Metamorphosis does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more light in the room. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt done things. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down redistribution. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all States. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slightly. In this way they went round the room several times be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family by himself. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he do anything to make them look away. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and landed loudly on the floor. was not a loss but a great advantage. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music License. You must require such a user to return or *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Metamorphosis himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of continue being of help to him. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not himself. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they impose on them. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a came back. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a at this thought. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister I have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who still just a child after all, and really might not have had an same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would have been more than they could stand to have any more as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could towards the viewer. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall certainty. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it". work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, expression in her eyes. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of receipt of the work. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was