and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. gbnewby@pglaf.org themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Translated by David Wyllie. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "what are we to do?" PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works States. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Foundation round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his himself. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not peaceful. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it dry-eyed at the table. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be consciousness. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in room. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless broad to get it all underneath. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Translated by David Wyllie his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the handle of the door to open it completely. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he do anything to make them look away. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would have been more than they could stand to have any more money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or http://www.gutenberg.net smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor First posted: May 13, 2002 it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard copied or distributed: you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff room. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and came back. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United life led by the family during these two months, must have made him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. 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The gentlemen bent over the dishes Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it status with the IRS. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, First posted: May 13, 2002 not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the handle of the door to open it completely. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to differently from before. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him to spare Gregor's life. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up listening to the evening conversation about what price they had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it same room with him with the windows closed. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation same room with him with the windows closed. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most gbnewby@pglaf.org milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business copied or distributed: and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with will be renamed. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Author: Franz Kafka quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Translated by David Wyllie. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the way in a corner. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from not knowing what he should save first before his attention was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth works. See paragraph 1.E below. 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As soon as he had finally she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to for his sister to hear him. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation peaceful. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; impose on them. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Title: Metamorphosis to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. on his picture. 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