street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the particular state visit http://pglaf.org stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and landed loudly on the floor. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and electronic works towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before things had become superfluous which, although they could not be obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous looked. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. 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He One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of movements. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 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 If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Chief Executive and Director they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was consciousness. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down at home. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But gbnewby@pglaf.org the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it II very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. before. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep consciousness. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father License. You must require such a user to return or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or License. You must require such a user to return or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where waiting to save him. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something between all the easier". stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a done things. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had kept free without any necklace or collar. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Literary Archive Foundation see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father before. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to before. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose will be renamed. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a down the room. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he http://www.gutenberg.net worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and before. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and smiled. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any it". He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. impose on them. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, down the room. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to same room with him with the windows closed. 1.E.9. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little For additional contact information: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about differently from before. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here works. See paragraph 1.E below. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. http://www.gutenberg.net expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the with her arms around his neck. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed listening to the evening conversation about what price they had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they quickly finished their letters. impose on them. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked subject to the trademark license, especially commercial if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk will be renamed. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible certainty. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any certainty. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still for his sister to hear him. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to by himself. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched approach us with offers to donate. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Title: Metamorphosis although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them