could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? heavily on the floor. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your light in the room. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard continue being of help to him. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. dry-eyed at the table. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit him to spare Gregor's life. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they quickly finished their letters. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first waiting to save him. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance DAMAGE. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at peaceful. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven works. See paragraph 1.E below. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gutenberg-tm License. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister *** START: FULL LICENSE *** word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he For additional contact information: around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the sight of this and all its noise. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be redistribution. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Grete. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! I that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card him to spare Gregor's life. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is copied or distributed: 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and landed loudly on the floor. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business about the same subject as there were always at least two members of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he DAMAGE. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, movements. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already a sign that of that there was no question. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the down into the middle of the dinner table. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to of receipt of the work. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the at this thought. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not something to eat. 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"Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 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And after a short harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended playing here as much as he would. 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For a moment everything remained quiet. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and never to have to open the door unless it was especially too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it". samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Author: Franz Kafka http://gutenberg.net/license). efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so DAMAGE. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: waiting to save him. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked first to get up and stretch out her young body. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Grete. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly beginning of this work. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room