only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the heavily on the floor. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, approach us with offers to donate. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I face against her father's arm. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. 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Other times he was not at all in the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR about the same subject as there were always at least two members of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing first to get up and stretch out her young body. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of receipt of the work. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but II frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised stick, then, finally, all was quiet. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Title: Metamorphosis for his sister to hear him. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Language: English something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any III glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from differently from before. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." redistribution. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. 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From then on she never failed to open the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his done things. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Dr. Gregory B. Newby But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Literary Archive Foundation them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the sight of this and all its noise. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at last!". as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks works. See paragraph 1.E below. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Literary Archive Foundation it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, came back. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they quickly finished their letters. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm movements. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of receipt of the work. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from their decision to move was much more to do with their total cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore down into the middle of the dinner table. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was with her arms around his neck. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or copied or distributed: III Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and towards the viewer. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good DAMAGE. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the handle of the door to open it completely. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Franz Kafka chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had would have been more than they could stand to have any more strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the handle of the door to open it completely. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Metamorphosis his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Translated by David Wyllie he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and smiled. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Translated by David Wyllie. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt travelling salesmen. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.E.9. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor at home. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple http://www.gutenberg.net immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards III turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching your equipment. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Chief Executive and Director responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other down into the middle of the dinner table. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could still just a child after all, and really might not have had an