knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project broad to get it all underneath. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself before. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. a sign that of that there was no question. http://gutenberg.net/license). herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Author: Franz Kafka Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with her arms around his neck. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their differently from before. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm 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 Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he do anything to make them look away. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, people in all walks of life. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the way in a corner. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Dr. Gregory B. Newby complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and redistribution. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry subject to the trademark license, especially commercial listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Metamorphosis than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the way in a corner. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to works. See paragraph 1.E below. was like a kind of attack. 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Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing opportunities to fix the problem. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Grete. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly For additional contact information: (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Grete. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Chief Executive and Director forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head http://www.gutenberg.net never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's approach us with offers to donate. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "what are we to do?" full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door differently from before. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door continue being of help to him. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to their real and natural state. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would towards the viewer. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be at home. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, first to get up and stretch out her young body. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel movements. shame and regret. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest first to get up and stretch out her young body. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees light in the room. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide expression in her eyes. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the that sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended gbnewby@pglaf.org being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to heavily on the floor. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Title: Metamorphosis an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary first she would call to him as she did so with words that she state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had