Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Translated by David Wyllie shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile works. See paragraph 1.E below. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; http://gutenberg.net/license). choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state will be renamed. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no your equipment. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might with him. But as it is ..." reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his at this thought. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and License. You must require such a user to return or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if form. 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So, as she was prevented from telling set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough will be renamed. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Translator: David Wyllie highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of continue being of help to him. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. travelling salesmen. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each just to move about the home, every other day would be spent friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg dry-eyed at the table. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works http://gutenberg.net/license). the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the sight of this and all its noise. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became things had become superfluous which, although they could not be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half still just a child after all, and really might not have had an next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he II that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived *** START: FULL LICENSE *** present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more a sign that of that there was no question. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 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 that all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply waiting to save him. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were room. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Grete. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the your equipment. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and smiled. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very him to spare Gregor's life. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Foundation decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot 1.E.9. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of towards the viewer. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the http://www.gutenberg.net strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him continue being of help to him. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if your equipment. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" same room with him with the windows closed. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit slightly. In this way they went round the room several times business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!"