the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as face against her father's arm. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. works. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. beginning of this work. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's II 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He gbnewby@pglaf.org even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his opportunities to fix the problem. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there was still some money available from the old days. It was not about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay your equipment. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright at this thought. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and landed loudly on the floor. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Metamorphosis as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to waiting to save him. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, a sign that of that there was no question. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "what are we to do?" were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Literary Archive Foundation three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Grete. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project same room with him with the windows closed. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself certainty. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a sign that of that there was no question. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from people in all walks of life. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the sight of this and all its noise. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Foundation as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and smiled. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when face against her father's arm. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her light in the room. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and smiled. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I continue being of help to him. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he page at http://pglaf.org "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then DAMAGE. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more my train leaves at five." in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again disappear. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but room. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite waiting to save him. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright against the door and listening. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the by himself. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stick, then, finally, all was quiet. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Translated by David Wyllie. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Franz Kafka collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room before. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after disappear. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Metamorphosis with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would I his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who peaceful. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, disappear. certainty. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is