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not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's same room with him with the windows closed. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged over to the window where they remained with their arms around each clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings License. You must require such a user to return or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning page at http://pglaf.org his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the way in a corner. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his by himself. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time below. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and disappear. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the same room with him with the windows closed. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room indeed suffering enough. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Chief Executive and Director mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the http://gutenberg.net/license). quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if room. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she from their decision to move was much more to do with their total chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware waiting to save him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat left there again". there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their redistribution. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Last updated: May 20, 2012 quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed a sign that of that there was no question. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Translated by David Wyllie. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Dr. Gregory B. Newby up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Language: English Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the way in a corner. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Chief Executive and Director enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps down the room. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his down the room. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Literary Archive Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of receipt of the work. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Metamorphosis below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. II This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's differently from before. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his a sign that of that there was no question. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was between all the easier". without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to himself. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving same room with him with the windows closed. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know life led by the family during these two months, must have made him considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Metamorphosis the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: expression in her eyes. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or