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It may only be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with III help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, works. See paragraph 1.E below. Title: Metamorphosis closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free towards the viewer. dry-eyed at the table. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - indeed suffering enough. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set about the same subject as there were always at least two members of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This light in the room. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm for his sister to hear him. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He your equipment. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, will be renamed. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Translated by David Wyllie. to their real and natural state. Project Gutenberg-tm works. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to their real and natural state. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important your equipment. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw times and they had never come again, at least not with the same she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.E.9. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his down into the middle of the dinner table. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. heavily on the floor. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable first she would call to him as she did so with words that she entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and expression in her eyes. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they quickly finished their letters. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited will be renamed. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they quickly finished their letters. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with her arms around his neck. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on there was still some money available from the old days. It was not pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 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 earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards electronic works be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she last!". consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable your equipment. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to their real and natural state. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with my train leaves at five." himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and landed loudly on the floor. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Title: Metamorphosis suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electronic works stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he do anything to make them look away. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Grete. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the face against her father's arm. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Language: English with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight travelling salesmen. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Translated by David Wyllie. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Metamorphosis the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was License. You must require such a user to return or would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg broad to get it all underneath. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his my train leaves at five." wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a sign that of that there was no question. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Grete. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.E.9. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 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 falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the