against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you he do anything to make them look away. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite disappear. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Dr. Gregory B. Newby and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; listening to the evening conversation about what price they had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had copied or distributed: the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place towards the viewer. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project room. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and landed loudly on the floor. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition room. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed up their knives and forks. 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You may copy it, give it away or or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living dry-eyed at the table. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that works. See paragraph 1.E below. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Title: Metamorphosis would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Translator: David Wyllie clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the disappear. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 1.F. redistribution. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project differently from before. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times works. See paragraph 1.E below. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had kept free without any necklace or collar. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, States. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the http://gutenberg.net/license). from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly responsibility and he could rest. 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He really had not imagined day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** consciousness. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, left there again". lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net things had become superfluous which, although they could not be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps electronic works Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. for his sister to hear him. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Metamorphosis especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible electronic works takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This works. See paragraph 1.E below. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Translated by David Wyllie against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stick, then, finally, all was quiet. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Title: Metamorphosis such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Project Gutenberg-tm works. III at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought between all the easier". still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went II especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously stick, then, finally, all was quiet. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Grete. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the sight of this and all its noise. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. between all the easier". destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of status with the IRS. that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more they quickly finished their letters. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing shame and regret. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Translated by David Wyllie. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Metamorphosis dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Foundation say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like continue being of help to him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was your equipment. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go