he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of him to spare Gregor's life. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of works. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how 1.F. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Foundation inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electronic works Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could listening to the evening conversation about what price they had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his heavily on the floor. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say impose on them. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, same room with him with the windows closed. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Metamorphosis whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "what are we to do?" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or consciousness. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the sight of this and all its noise. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the handle of the door to open it completely. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Translated by David Wyllie. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he times and they had never come again, at least not with the same her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that at home. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE electronic works been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on down the room. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method electronic works unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep copied or distributed: out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed will be renamed. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial over to the window where they remained with their arms around each States. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even though she could have checked for herself and could have known shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way License. You must require such a user to return or here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; page at http://pglaf.org fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Metamorphosis a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my will be renamed. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more room. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 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Girls of that age, though, do become himself. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in continue being of help to him. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned against the door and listening. Translated by David Wyllie. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Metamorphosis was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with him. But as it is ..." care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the http://www.gutenberg.net other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by last!". work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept opportunities to fix the problem. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he do anything to make them look away. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked between all the easier". until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then II must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched face against her father's arm. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with him. But as it is ..." people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had kept free without any necklace or collar. at his father. 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In 2001, the Project probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm works. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Translated by David Wyllie. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Dr. Gregory B. Newby raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Foundation how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all last!". life led by the family during these two months, must have made him http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg just to move about the home, every other day would be spent would have been more than they could stand to have any more never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.F. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Chief Executive and Director the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Translated by David Wyllie. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United waiting to save him. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as License. You must require such a user to return or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Translated by David Wyllie. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now