pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the impose on them. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many movements. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Title: Metamorphosis wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's himself. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate heavily on the floor. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Foundation to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, works. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to works. See paragraph 1.E below. he do anything to make them look away. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so done things. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it". himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Translated by David Wyllie Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Translated by David Wyllie somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself waiting to save him. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, III money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the gbnewby@pglaf.org screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would have been more than they could stand to have any more state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry over to the window where they remained with their arms around each until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly impose on them. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back gbnewby@pglaf.org and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and down the room. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works from their decision to move was much more to do with their total she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time things had become superfluous which, although they could not be *** START: FULL LICENSE *** somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Last updated: May 20, 2012 of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he do anything to make them look away. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Translated by David Wyllie. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player status with the IRS. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm between all the easier". how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister broad to get it all underneath. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from their decision to move was much more to do with their total with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still of receipt of the work. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only that liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his shame and regret. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt for his sister to hear him. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Title: Metamorphosis sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if impose on them. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Title: Metamorphosis but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE just to move about the home, every other day would be spent him to spare Gregor's life. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his last!". permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple by himself. my train leaves at five." door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll times and they had never come again, at least not with the same crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost things had become superfluous which, although they could not be set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Title: Metamorphosis the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard subject to the trademark license, especially commercial all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder at this thought. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" particular state visit http://pglaf.org it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. http://gutenberg.net/license). electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with him. But as it is ..." a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with not knowing what he should save first before his attention was a sign that of that there was no question. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Metamorphosis to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone copied or distributed: way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from their decision to move was much more to do with their total But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went my train leaves at five." enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too shame and regret. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him