He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see below. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled License. You must require such a user to return or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no differently from before. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived room. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works works. See paragraph 1.E below. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and smiled. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Project Gutenberg-tm works. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gutenberg-tm License. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" him to spare Gregor's life. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and landed loudly on the floor. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. broad to get it all underneath. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would redistribution. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to approach us with offers to donate. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the light in the room. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite travelling salesmen. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg-tm License. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite by himself. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at left there again". cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see room. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief was already the end of March, after all. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of receipt of the work. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. 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He rested there a little while to recover from the effort in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in down into the middle of the dinner table. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 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Meanwhile, it had become very repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really page at http://pglaf.org disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief *** START: FULL LICENSE *** intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used down the room. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" DAMAGE. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help redistribution. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to certainty. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk listening to the evening conversation about what price they had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dry-eyed at the table. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel greatest consideration so that his family could bear the him to spare Gregor's life. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now light in the room. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Translated by David Wyllie. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Translated by David Wyllie. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first for his sister to hear him. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk For additional contact information: achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and,