part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 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 else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E.9. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and landed loudly on the floor. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electronic works over to the window where they remained with their arms around each So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they things had become superfluous which, although they could not be unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Translated by David Wyllie playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no continue being of help to him. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what times and they had never come again, at least not with the same struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with against the door and listening. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that face against her father's arm. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Title: Metamorphosis efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with him. But as it is ..." them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual heavily on the floor. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping particular state visit http://pglaf.org quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping dry-eyed at the table. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg indeed suffering enough. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise II suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder movements. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. 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"Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's status with the IRS. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you impose on them. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a room. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. at home. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the sight of this and all its noise. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Chief Executive and Director while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about expression in her eyes. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. consciousness. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily beginning of this work. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the your equipment. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, License. You must require such a user to return or your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's him to spare Gregor's life. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have been more than they could stand to have any more to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that done things. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Translated by David Wyllie. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt dry-eyed at the table. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up not knowing what he should save first before his attention was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we movements. Chief Executive and Director dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to left there again". milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more indeed suffering enough. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the page at http://pglaf.org onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to http://www.gutenberg.net shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his License. You must require such a user to return or one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Translated by David Wyllie. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Translated by David Wyllie. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Metamorphosis it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made so that she might be able to get a better position later on. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her continue being of help to him. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would