interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Title: Metamorphosis sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did over to the window where they remained with their arms around each newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Grete. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Dr. Gregory B. Newby on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present first to get up and stretch out her young body. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body between all the easier". waiting to save him. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before heavily on the floor. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about first to get up and stretch out her young body. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide States. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to opportunities to fix the problem. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also works. See paragraph 1.E below. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this before. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the towards the viewer. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could came back. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching over to the window where they remained with their arms around each she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the himself. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ground one at a time. 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But then of course, the maid's firm steps open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self travelling salesmen. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was not a loss but a great advantage. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; II and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous http://gutenberg.net/license). way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if at this thought. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with him. But as it is ..." people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they quickly finished their letters. himself. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Metamorphosis clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and would have been more than they could stand to have any more to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Translated by David Wyllie. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had kept free without any necklace or collar. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with First posted: May 13, 2002 injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll For additional contact information: hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at still just a child after all, and really might not have had an overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked himself. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Project Gutenberg-tm works. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to by himself. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Language: English feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Foundation protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. http://gutenberg.net/license). we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he do anything to make them look away. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project heavily on the floor. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly beginning of this work. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but left there again". lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value regard for what might happen. 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And more because these thoughts had made to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand room. Project Gutenberg-tm works. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of receipt of the work. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere last!". while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the status with the IRS. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't between all the easier". flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door III time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort had kept free without any necklace or collar. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the