had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with him. But as it is ..." forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be that second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.F. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it for his sister to hear him. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Foundation had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh peaceful. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; certainty. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of redistribution. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, http://www.gutenberg.net foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried light in the room. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Title: Metamorphosis away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain before. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he looked. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was not a loss but a great advantage. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to consciousness. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 came back. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of receipt of the work. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear below. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Translator: David Wyllie couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight against the door and listening. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had same room with him with the windows closed. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Chief Executive and Director any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The works. See paragraph 1.E below. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without States. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." 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Please don't make things any harder foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no it". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it". hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a your equipment. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current people in all walks of life. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good light in the room. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Dr. Gregory B. Newby their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Metamorphosis room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the practical. 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He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived redistribution. Translated by David Wyllie. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary II immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not people in all walks of life. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Translated by David Wyllie. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from their decision to move was much more to do with their total work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. heavily on the floor. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the certainty. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this License. You must require such a user to return or only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself first to get up and stretch out her young body. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Foundation collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just will be renamed. page at http://pglaf.org chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the handle of the door to open it completely. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and landed loudly on the floor. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Dr. Gregory B. Newby bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they