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General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Literary Archive Foundation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not your equipment. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the first to get up and stretch out her young body. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was already the end of March, after all. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the handle of the door to open it completely. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly down into the middle of the dinner table. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will life led by the family during these two months, must have made him efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's shame and regret. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to III a sign that of that there was no question. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's First posted: May 13, 2002 structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so indeed suffering enough. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently life led by the family during these two months, must have made him controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. face against her father's arm. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his works. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Language: English make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Language: English He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. DAMAGE. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the sight of this and all its noise. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had differently from before. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed License. You must require such a user to return or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated gbnewby@pglaf.org parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his for his sister to hear him. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Project Gutenberg-tm works. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had kept free without any necklace or collar. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear http://www.gutenberg.net make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than beginning of this work. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out beginning of this work. I went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. light in the room. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of they quickly finished their letters. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him between all the easier". morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change down the room. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very certainty. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "what are we to do?" without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair so that she might be able to get a better position later on. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was already the end of March, after all. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Title: Metamorphosis and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it http://gutenberg.net/license). even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the way in a corner. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I first to get up and stretch out her young body. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me broad to get it all underneath. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not for his sister to hear him. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and II see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister II present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the sight of this and all its noise. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had