before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. same room with him with the windows closed. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.F. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was already the end of March, after all. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would differently from before. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every certainty. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true page at http://pglaf.org she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any first she would call to him as she did so with words that she ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when waiting to save him. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing things had become superfluous which, although they could not be after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Foundation hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been with her arms around his neck. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Project Gutenberg-tm works. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Franz Kafka without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning for his sister to hear him. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the at this thought. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the sight of this and all its noise. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother over to the window where they remained with their arms around each probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming same room with him with the windows closed. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk was not a loss but a great advantage. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to my train leaves at five." white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the they quickly finished their letters. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** people in all walks of life. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that indeed suffering enough. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the at this thought. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were page at http://pglaf.org too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and smiled. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply http://gutenberg.net/license). spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously him to spare Gregor's life. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had will be renamed. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he do anything to make them look away. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was already the end of March, after all. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had dry-eyed at the table. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so so that she might be able to get a better position later on. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Project Gutenberg-tm works. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of against the door and listening. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would have been more than they could stand to have any more cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the shame and regret. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** will be renamed. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed they quickly finished their letters. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Section 4. 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Meanwhile, it had become very that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and smiled. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his light in the room. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock over to the window where they remained with their arms around each something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the way in a corner. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Foundation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present left there again". I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and smiled. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all your equipment. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's peaceful. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat room. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to their real and natural state. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he do anything to make them look away. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, shame and regret. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door