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He would rather jump at Grete's face. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite DAMAGE. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.E.9. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his towards the viewer. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there dry-eyed at the table. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "what are we to do?" sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now I himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. done things. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I first to get up and stretch out her young body. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the shame and regret. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined your equipment. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." expression in her eyes. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him to spare Gregor's life. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of receipt of the work. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing with her arms around his neck. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Metamorphosis considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest First posted: May 13, 2002 going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro against the door and listening. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Translated by David Wyllie come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his head in the living room. 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If he succeeded in falling out suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE page at http://pglaf.org the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you waiting to save him. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and for his sister to hear him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project II "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. he do anything to make them look away. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the down into the middle of the dinner table. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall it". accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let down into the middle of the dinner table. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Franz Kafka she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the first to get up and stretch out her young body. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm works. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like people in all walks of life. differently from before. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the works. See paragraph 1.E below. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the would have been more than they could stand to have any more leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works waiting to save him. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? below. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister will be renamed. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project expression in her eyes. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking works. See paragraph 1.E below. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** my train leaves at five." away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many approach us with offers to donate. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he