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If you do not agree to abide by all furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to consciousness. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with towards the viewer. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with him. But as it is ..." present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down I they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling peaceful. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent a sign that of that there was no question. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. http://www.gutenberg.net and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "what are we to do?" occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on looked. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go subject to the trademark license, especially commercial threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation listening to the evening conversation about what price they had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly not knowing what he should save first before his attention was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project they quickly finished their letters. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed last!". behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be heavily on the floor. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and same room with him with the windows closed. towards the viewer. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had II cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a DAMAGE. light in the room. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Metamorphosis anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even a sign that of that there was no question. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to their real and natural state. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be For additional contact information: opportunities to fix the problem. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, same room with him with the windows closed. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had kept free without any necklace or collar. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from redistribution. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was already the end of March, after all. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Grete. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite First posted: May 13, 2002 practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Translated by David Wyllie without anything decisive happening, without even giving the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists beginning of this work. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies not knowing what he should save first before his attention was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, he do anything to make them look away. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Foundation the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many last!". the sight of this and all its noise. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the indeed suffering enough. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work travelling salesmen. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included status with the IRS. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they quickly finished their letters. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. particular state visit http://pglaf.org becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to their real and natural state. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Chief Executive and Director When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and movements. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared my train leaves at five." But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise