now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they my train leaves at five." movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from for his sister to hear him. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Title: Metamorphosis 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the sight of this and all its noise. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "what are we to do?" round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his travelling salesmen. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it". eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to down the room. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Translated by David Wyllie ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Literary Archive Foundation slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg shame and regret. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. works. See paragraph 1.E below. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Translated by David Wyllie. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ways including including checks, online payments and credit card SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "what are we to do?" actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was movements. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Franz Kafka business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could dry-eyed at the table. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and earn money? 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He never wanted to let her out of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Chief Executive and Director whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any light in the room. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be States. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Foundation was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Metamorphosis in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; indeed suffering enough. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything times and they had never come again, at least not with the same distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and people in all walks of life. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to their real and natural state. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the him to spare Gregor's life. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their towards the viewer. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do at this thought. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it". Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their particular state visit http://pglaf.org to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had broad to get it all underneath. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than