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Only if he happened to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Title: Metamorphosis make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good indeed suffering enough. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends without anything decisive happening, without even giving the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.F. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would have been more than they could stand to have any more shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Professor Michael S. 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But as it is ..." would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; first she would call to him as she did so with words that she The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the handle of the door to open it completely. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Translator: David Wyllie skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed approach us with offers to donate. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Grete. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no waiting to save him. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with him. But as it is ..." This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, heavily on the floor. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a by himself. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then copied or distributed: away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously expression in her eyes. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the sight of this and all its noise. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh between all the easier". she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found below. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, continue being of help to him. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined came back. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared they quickly finished their letters. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk works. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him subject to the trademark license, especially commercial eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the handle of the door to open it completely. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed peaceful. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself. Title: Metamorphosis was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it". to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit at this thought. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any greatest consideration so that his family could bear the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself. copied or distributed: cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg-tm License. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said electronic works lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had will be renamed. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or status with the IRS. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled came back. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, page at http://pglaf.org wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head movements. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't certainty. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do page at http://pglaf.org cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she page at http://pglaf.org able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good License. You must require such a user to return or wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than beginning of this work. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest