lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation movements. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Grete. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and smiled. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was not a loss but a great advantage. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he do anything to make them look away. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe particular state visit http://pglaf.org law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ways including including checks, online payments and credit card outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On waiting to save him. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was not a loss but a great advantage. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.F. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and landed loudly on the floor. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; light in the room. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to For additional contact information: Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 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If he succeeded in falling out amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. came back. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to their real and natural state. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his left there again". smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had peaceful. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, down into the middle of the dinner table. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles still just a child after all, and really might not have had an her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he disappear. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't not knowing what he should save first before his attention was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime shame and regret. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were for his sister to hear him. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At first to get up and stretch out her young body. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Literary Archive Foundation fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy done things. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present just to move about the home, every other day would be spent improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.E.9. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm towards the viewer. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Metamorphosis was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Foundation word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered gbnewby@pglaf.org his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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Then he looked knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Title: Metamorphosis in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and page at http://pglaf.org Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's expression in her eyes. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together copied or distributed: himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the down into the middle of the dinner table. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the way in a corner. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper approach us with offers to donate. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister done things. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest light in the room. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to