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As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project electronic works fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the below. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something between all the easier". her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.F. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally peaceful. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" movements. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gutenberg-tm work. 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And by then Franz Kafka movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could electronic works only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Section 4. 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Gregor's mother would tug at his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep travelling salesmen. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with License. You must require such a user to return or ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Franz Kafka that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Chief Executive and Director and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it". even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman against the door and listening. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out not knowing what he should save first before his attention was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he do anything to make them look away. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, down the room. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "what are we to do?" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was came back. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Chief Executive and Director recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting same room with him with the windows closed. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it For additional contact information: state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Last updated: May 20, 2012 The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was will be renamed. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Translator: David Wyllie One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to peaceful. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and First posted: May 13, 2002 sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every a sign that of that there was no question. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists For additional contact information: for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried stick, then, finally, all was quiet. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of DAMAGE. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it light in the room. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would have been more than they could stand to have any more parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought For additional contact information: He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do