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Gregor's mother immediately appeared in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied certainty. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned works. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Chief Executive and Director one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.F. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and never to have to open the door unless it was especially improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into over to the window where they remained with their arms around each close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Literary Archive Foundation must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this even though she could have checked for herself and could have known above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or for his sister to hear him. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Translated by David Wyllie. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with her arms around his neck. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net impose on them. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely approach us with offers to donate. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro it". compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any subject to the trademark license, especially commercial foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without I nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear there was still some money available from the old days. It was not chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little subject to the trademark license, especially commercial different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the sight of this and all its noise. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had shame and regret. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the handle of the door to open it completely. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no done things. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be http://gutenberg.net/license). with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. I slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to consciousness. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. redistribution. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their would have been more than they could stand to have any more III of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Translated by David Wyllie. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Translated by David Wyllie. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, was already the end of March, after all. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Grete. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.F. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Metamorphosis hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when about the same subject as there were always at least two members of came back. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you forehead. 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There was a loud thump, but it wasn't hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her first she would call to him as she did so with words that she little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with it". from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Language: English rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of before. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance