possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down by himself. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." left there again". quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it". He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Metamorphosis furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of works. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the sight of this and all its noise. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Literary Archive Foundation now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. 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"This is something that can't be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Professor Michael S. 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If you received the work electronically, the person or entity when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and smiled. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.E.9. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At towards the viewer. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting DAMAGE. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the left there again". floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the gbnewby@pglaf.org It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the handle of the door to open it completely. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Foundation his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous indeed suffering enough. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ways including including checks, online payments and credit card entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I slightly. In this way they went round the room several times lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at peaceful. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists disappear. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made continue being of help to him. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking States. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." DAMAGE. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the gbnewby@pglaf.org listening to the evening conversation about what price they had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.E.9. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then redistribution. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa a sign that of that there was no question. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another came back. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with her arms around his neck. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few peaceful. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's http://gutenberg.net/license). it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we works. See paragraph 1.E below. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Foundation screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Author: Franz Kafka came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position expression in her eyes. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was last!". any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth down the room. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on done things. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did not knowing what he should save first before his attention was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he travelling salesmen. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with certainty. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. below. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still at home. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and movements. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother light in the room. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no