away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Title: Metamorphosis "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was electronic works I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and smiled. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with down the room. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place travelling salesmen. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 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Donations are accepted in a number of other after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without last!". DAMAGE. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain DAMAGE. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the http://www.gutenberg.net his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down movements. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg a steady and invisible force. 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Royalty payments would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would have been more than they could stand to have any more he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with my train leaves at five." doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals http://gutenberg.net/license). very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself by himself. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Literary Archive Foundation as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the way in a corner. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Translated by David Wyllie to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of receipt of the work. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of continue being of help to him. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary same room with him with the windows closed. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his 1.F. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like room. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, beginning of this work. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Translator: David Wyllie some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from their decision to move was much more to do with their total look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the looked. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Title: Metamorphosis while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. II After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and http://gutenberg.net/license). following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for his sister to hear him. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was not a loss but a great advantage. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to had kept free without any necklace or collar. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family I set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room same room with him with the windows closed. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm works. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and landed loudly on the floor. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect between all the easier". He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Metamorphosis 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk