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They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her done things. II shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! 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I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his dark. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the came back. are removed. 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Now, though, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player regard for what might happen. 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"That was the voice of an animal", said the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had him to spare Gregor's life. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he do anything to make them look away. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Title: Metamorphosis So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much peaceful. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable heavily on the floor. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that *** START: FULL LICENSE *** anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him an end. 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They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried side, they hurried out of bed. 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It License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the way in a corner. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Translated by David Wyllie. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his gbnewby@pglaf.org silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they were in serious need of it. 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Perhaps Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than First posted: May 13, 2002 money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works http://www.gutenberg.net of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Chief Executive and Director possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his a sign that of that there was no question. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide will be renamed. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she your equipment. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have below. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide License. You must require such a user to return or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they quickly finished their letters. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of peaceful. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come down into the middle of the dinner table. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 1.E.9. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and smiled. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Foundation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her differently from before. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Dr. Gregory B. Newby *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and never to have to open the door unless it was especially fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth from their decision to move was much more to do with their total them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out down into the middle of the dinner table. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite consciousness. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without