Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Dr. Gregory B. Newby only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Translated by David Wyllie knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they quickly finished their letters. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side expression in her eyes. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the light in the room. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and License. You must require such a user to return or attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the http://gutenberg.net/license). immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings same room with him with the windows closed. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it". money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they quickly finished their letters. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Dr. Gregory B. Newby sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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Gregor was still there and had not the slightest distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Title: Metamorphosis where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as DAMAGE. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was not a loss but a great advantage. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of broad to get it all underneath. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and continue being of help to him. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it". the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, heavily on the floor. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been page at http://pglaf.org something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, a sign that of that there was no question. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work DAMAGE. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair towards the viewer. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Chief Executive and Director had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose same room with him with the windows closed. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement your equipment. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 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You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her down the room. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the page at http://pglaf.org this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shame and regret. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear away. Gregor is ill. 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Yes, but was it with her arms around his neck. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the below. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "what are we to do?" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally disappear. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than looked at him in unhappy silence. 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This meant that his broad to get it all underneath. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found movements. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. 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Girls of that age, though, do become find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he room. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen continue being of help to him. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was had kept free without any necklace or collar. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he That's all been sorted out." 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It was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the handle of the door to open it completely. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back