hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was works. See paragraph 1.E below. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly DAMAGE. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the handle of the door to open it completely. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the certainty. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Grete. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "what are we to do?" had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at home. electronic works skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it page at http://pglaf.org work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of against the door and listening. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even though she could have checked for herself and could have known provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Author: Franz Kafka bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their will be renamed. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father him to spare Gregor's life. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to their real and natural state. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.E.9. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. States. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his by himself. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of disappear. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it". strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Metamorphosis his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, against the door and listening. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied broad to get it all underneath. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward stick, then, finally, all was quiet. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Foundation inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but people in all walks of life. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all works. See paragraph 1.E below. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister broad to get it all underneath. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had down into the middle of the dinner table. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking for his sister to hear him. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking page at http://pglaf.org photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project your equipment. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt last!". Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had kept free without any necklace or collar. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware people in all walks of life. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back first to get up and stretch out her young body. between all the easier". clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included looked. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Metamorphosis They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Grete. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he do anything to make them look away. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. they quickly finished their letters. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Title: Metamorphosis looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 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The think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become life led by the family during these two months, must have made him address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and concentration. 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"How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with a dish piled high with potatoes. 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