in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, came back. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. gbnewby@pglaf.org dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was will be renamed. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Metamorphosis eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they quickly finished their letters. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Language: English he do anything to make them look away. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you before. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version disappear. they quickly finished their letters. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just face against her father's arm. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a impose on them. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the came back. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He against the door and listening. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that States. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded people in all walks of life. last!". everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never just to move about the home, every other day would be spent though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own of receipt of the work. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to heavily on the floor. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Franz Kafka of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it". II goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Foundation with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and smiled. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear expression in her eyes. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the sight of this and all its noise. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Title: Metamorphosis probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous copied or distributed: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. works. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the way in a corner. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in against the door and listening. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on looked. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the States. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the looked. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to at home. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with DAMAGE. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Title: Metamorphosis with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation himself. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had