them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned stick, then, finally, all was quiet. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. works. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Chief Executive and Director left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to done things. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Metamorphosis to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can without anything decisive happening, without even giving the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to came back. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Dr. Gregory B. Newby kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK times and they had never come again, at least not with the same do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Translated by David Wyllie. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Title: Metamorphosis Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that dry-eyed at the table. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." certainty. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would have been more than they could stand to have any more connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and wept so that his powerful chest shook. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the had kept free without any necklace or collar. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the came back. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived not knowing what he should save first before his attention was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there was still some money available from the old days. It was not but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the DAMAGE. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project travelling salesmen. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would have been more than they could stand to have any more certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if still just a child after all, and really might not have had an startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no down the room. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Project Gutenberg-tm works. Title: Metamorphosis himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework about the same subject as there were always at least two members of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good left there again". in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were disappear. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Grete. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or by himself. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking face against her father's arm. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks approach us with offers to donate. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that page at http://pglaf.org indeed suffering enough. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day approach us with offers to donate. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the I 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away against the door and listening. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of receipt of the work. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project beginning of this work. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, page at http://pglaf.org it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but about the same subject as there were always at least two members of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief I round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his between all the easier". secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his License. You must require such a user to return or eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made