course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Translator: David Wyllie whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would have been more than they could stand to have any more was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the 1.E.9. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was impose on them. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Translated by David Wyllie there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Translated by David Wyllie would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been light in the room. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was already the end of March, after all. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "what are we to do?" however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself dry-eyed at the table. Title: Metamorphosis round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became left there again". wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and landed loudly on the floor. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Grete. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where expression in her eyes. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could first to get up and stretch out her young body. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and my train leaves at five." achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let him to spare Gregor's life. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary greatest consideration so that his family could bear the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, left there again". angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the way in a corner. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Translator: David Wyllie charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully about the same subject as there were always at least two members of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being works. See paragraph 1.E below. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was peaceful. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as copied or distributed: He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Chief Executive and Director answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or done things. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; page at http://pglaf.org to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would opportunities to fix the problem. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with her arms around his neck. he do anything to make them look away. Title: Metamorphosis in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. 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However hard he threw from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of receipt of the work. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or without anything decisive happening, without even giving the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state down into the middle of the dinner table. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation States. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to http://www.gutenberg.net movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a sign that of that there was no question. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a expression in her eyes. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door below. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Literary Archive Foundation from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of between all the easier". stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously works. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview