again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now light in the room. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of receipt of the work. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "what are we to do?" him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had License. You must require such a user to return or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate consciousness. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.E.9. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was consciousness. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of receipt of the work. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could electronic works my train leaves at five." one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on done things. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously would have been more than they could stand to have any more their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and smiled. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or certainty. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch for his sister to hear him. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to II come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance from their decision to move was much more to do with their total before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and landed loudly on the floor. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's movements. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he do anything to make them look away. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly room. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to dry-eyed at the table. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been First posted: May 13, 2002 exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to copied or distributed: impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to at this thought. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with works. See paragraph 1.E below. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Metamorphosis lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or First posted: May 13, 2002 body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that done things. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Translated by David Wyllie. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that redistribution. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. last!". straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with him. But as it is ..." stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and disappear. light in the room. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Title: Metamorphosis to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the approach us with offers to donate. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Grete. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Translated by David Wyllie. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Translator: David Wyllie was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her certainty. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off broad to get it all underneath. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry redistribution. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply of receipt of the work. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never particular state visit http://pglaf.org the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with him. But as it is ..." though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could I Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the beginning of this work. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was himself. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a redistribution. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against electronic works state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Translator: David Wyllie and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were business@pglaf.org. 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He would have woken soon time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a works. See paragraph 1.E below. Translated by David Wyllie joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dry-eyed at the table. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door.