nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would electronic works their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room peaceful. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Translated by David Wyllie. my train leaves at five." still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes approach us with offers to donate. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Project Gutenberg-tm works. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business III must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm First posted: May 13, 2002 possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and approach us with offers to donate. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 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 found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and indeed suffering enough. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived about the same subject as there were always at least two members of continue being of help to him. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes a sign that of that there was no question. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: times and they had never come again, at least not with the same went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to For additional contact information: Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to. 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"We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now at home. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back himself. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to light in the room. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Metamorphosis remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you http://gutenberg.net/license). ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was down into the middle of the dinner table. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived face against her father's arm. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with him. But as it is ..." lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Grete. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would have been more than they could stand to have any more and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister last!". there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In page at http://pglaf.org "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were your equipment. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming my train leaves at five." and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the approach us with offers to donate. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, For additional contact information: should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's between all the easier". that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work http://www.gutenberg.net "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Language: English and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was not a loss but a great advantage. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the sight of this and all its noise. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. page at http://pglaf.org think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. copied or distributed: him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on *** START: FULL LICENSE *** would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the handle of the door to open it completely. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the between all the easier". other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Project Gutenberg-tm works. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the indeed suffering enough. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to