explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, first to get up and stretch out her young body. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with her arms around his neck. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Title: Metamorphosis stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? 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Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found page at http://pglaf.org respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with your equipment. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Section 5. 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LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project between all the easier". "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement in by the hand. 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He had not held his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep about the same subject as there were always at least two members of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slightly. In this way they went round the room several times again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did looked. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough First posted: May 13, 2002 He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than For additional contact information: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had broad to get it all underneath. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 1.F. gbnewby@pglaf.org only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to done things. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt dry-eyed at the table. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good works. See paragraph 1.E below. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all people in all walks of life. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and smiled. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Language: English has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present certainty. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Translated by David Wyllie. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was broad to get it all underneath. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding consciousness. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. down the room. had kept free without any necklace or collar. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could works. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he beginning of this work. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw of receipt of the work. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of expression in her eyes. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Franz Kafka straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered stick, then, finally, all was quiet. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg-tm License. opportunities to fix the problem. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do without anything decisive happening, without even giving the people in all walks of life. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Translated by David Wyllie. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the License. You must require such a user to return or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at http://gutenberg.net/license). out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern was already the end of March, after all. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the disappear. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing slightly. In this way they went round the room several times