works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very for his sister to hear him. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.E.9. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and landed loudly on the floor. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Title: Metamorphosis He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with him. But as it is ..." kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his gbnewby@pglaf.org it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Metamorphosis family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had kept free without any necklace or collar. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide http://www.gutenberg.net way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email there was still some money available from the old days. It was not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him II That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face 1.F.1. 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Grete!" she then cried. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said differently from before. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable listening to the evening conversation about what price they had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched my train leaves at five." drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he shame and regret. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the indeed suffering enough. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would room. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "what are we to do?" three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a looked. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Metamorphosis arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project down the room. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with him. But as it is ..." up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish differently from before. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Literary Archive Foundation how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed they quickly finished their letters. impose on them. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it I hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Project Gutenberg-tm works. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. waiting to save him. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was electronic works any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Translated by David Wyllie their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more ways including including checks, online payments and credit card if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his travelling salesmen. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had shame and regret. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.F. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Literary Archive Foundation and never to have to open the door unless it was especially train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office http://gutenberg.net/license). there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had