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The He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was differently from before. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, below. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without below. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the down the room. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never at home. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming approach us with offers to donate. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to their real and natural state. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and never to have to open the door unless it was especially way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was not a loss but a great advantage. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had kept free without any necklace or collar. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Title: Metamorphosis stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just people in all walks of life. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of against the door and listening. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the handle of the door to open it completely. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, it". that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. below. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "what are we to do?" "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood II obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister I that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works copied or distributed: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't came back. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing III alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" by himself. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to their real and natural state. at home. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Title: Metamorphosis crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in III the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg-tm License. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he at this thought. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; peaceful. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Last updated: May 20, 2012 because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them listening to the evening conversation about what price they had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Translator: David Wyllie there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of III Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation looked. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of receipt of the work. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his by himself. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Last updated: May 20, 2012 listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, II calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and expression in her eyes. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound