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Two strong people - he had his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to certainty. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Metamorphosis floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his works. See paragraph 1.E below. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the 1.E.9. by himself. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the heavily on the floor. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, this." 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The charwoman stood in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself so that she might be able to get a better position later on. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gutenberg-tm work. 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. would have been more than they could stand to have any more being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.E.9. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed before. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.F. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the http://www.gutenberg.net uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. http://www.gutenberg.net pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Franz Kafka as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Title: Metamorphosis to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to their real and natural state. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his waiting to save him. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his States. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he looked. left there again". Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.F.6. 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Her face was leant to one side, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. differently from before. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he do anything to make them look away. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of receipt of the work. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up left there again". improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any not knowing what he should save first before his attention was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Translated by David Wyllie. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to their real and natural state. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright http://gutenberg.net/license). become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my last!". Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "what are we to do?" he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost a sign that of that there was no question. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Metamorphosis one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good light in the room. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's peaceful. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with her arms around his neck. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work electronic works Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and landed loudly on the floor. Metamorphosis chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. gbnewby@pglaf.org towards the viewer. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven