immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Chief Executive and Director falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Title: Metamorphosis to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each expression in her eyes. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm License. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, III distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included before. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was http://www.gutenberg.net too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one face against her father's arm. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that http://gutenberg.net/license). the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the way in a corner. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Grete. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the waiting to save him. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were against the door and listening. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Last updated: May 20, 2012 dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation done things. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a came back. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he do anything to make them look away. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the works. See paragraph 1.E below. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange I "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how gbnewby@pglaf.org uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with him. But as it is ..." PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg-tm License. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Chief Executive and Director electronic works himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, heavily on the floor. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly by himself. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her first she would call to him as she did so with words that she possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the your equipment. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of looked. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the face against her father's arm. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without by himself. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed works. See paragraph 1.E below. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Translator: David Wyllie sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a continue being of help to him. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure works. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as disappear. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air consciousness. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to disappear. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. towards the viewer. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the handle of the door to open it completely. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it". 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 There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael first to get up and stretch out her young body. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to their real and natural state. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the