"Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present a sign that of that there was no question. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" movements. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when subject to the trademark license, especially commercial They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by they quickly finished their letters. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Translated by David Wyllie and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father face against her father's arm. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague times and they had never come again, at least not with the same continue being of help to him. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some opportunities to fix the problem. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from their decision to move was much more to do with their total he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Chief Executive and Director distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and smiled. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's at home. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never of receipt of the work. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if room. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond expression in her eyes. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" things had become superfluous which, although they could not be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had impose on them. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Last updated: May 20, 2012 sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so broad to get it all underneath. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to http://gutenberg.net/license). When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved III throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats at this thought. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Foundation up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He broad to get it all underneath. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could heavily on the floor. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview III lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as when it was new. 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If only his father would stop the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Translator: David Wyllie struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his between all the easier". of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the handle of the door to open it completely. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Title: Metamorphosis 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see between all the easier". throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would at home. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister broad to get it all underneath. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which http://gutenberg.net/license). a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your so that she might be able to get a better position later on. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very for his sister to hear him. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from with her arms around his neck. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed redistribution. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when electronic works to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Grete. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before just to move about the home, every other day would be spent quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm him to spare Gregor's life. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance light in the room. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Translator: David Wyllie and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" down into the middle of the dinner table. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more peaceful. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing