stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his heavily on the floor. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://www.gutenberg.net and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Metamorphosis changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open broad to get it all underneath. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself for his sister to hear him. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to room. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his down into the middle of the dinner table. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the heavily on the floor. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Translated by David Wyllie. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly certainty. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "what are we to do?" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing same room with him with the windows closed. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the light in the room. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the came back. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do shame and regret. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they he do anything to make them look away. him to spare Gregor's life. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an gbnewby@pglaf.org stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly against the door and listening. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of receipt of the work. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we broad to get it all underneath. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Dr. Gregory B. Newby dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and First posted: May 13, 2002 consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling for his sister to hear him. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and wept so that his powerful chest shook. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed would have been more than they could stand to have any more bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in towards the viewer. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not down the room. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the against the door and listening. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like indeed suffering enough. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family on the left. 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He really had not imagined people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the handle of the door to open it completely. Title: Metamorphosis still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after all, much more cosy and comfortable?" 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It was now quite labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes last!". by himself. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his methods and addresses. 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Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would face against her father's arm. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with him. But as it is ..." Gutenberg-tm License. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to get through. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any expression in her eyes. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it on it! If only his sister were here! 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The her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn First posted: May 13, 2002 reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Literary Archive Foundation amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.D. 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We do not solicit donations in locations the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and wept so that his powerful chest shook. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the handle of the door to open it completely. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: status with the IRS. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from copied or distributed: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he do anything to make them look away. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see down into the middle of the dinner table. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and never to have to open the door unless it was especially illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had backwards to the far end of the couch. 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The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as