the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that broad to get it all underneath. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Dr. Gregory B. Newby were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or DAMAGE. particular state visit http://pglaf.org Foundation Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about redistribution. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white movements. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Language: English slightly. In this way they went round the room several times it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room redistribution. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ways including including checks, online payments and credit card suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she http://www.gutenberg.net Chief Executive and Director here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the sight of this and all its noise. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him to spare Gregor's life. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to travelling salesmen. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Literary Archive Foundation home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Project Gutenberg-tm works. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In broad to get it all underneath. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the way in a corner. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably http://www.gutenberg.net things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of receipt of the work. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Translated by David Wyllie. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who States. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the handle of the door to open it completely. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Translated by David Wyllie forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Foundation where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had electronic works actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Metamorphosis was not a loss but a great advantage. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his would have been more than they could stand to have any more Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back copied or distributed: gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the by himself. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't redistribution. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found consciousness. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply so that she might be able to get a better position later on. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the at this thought. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen consciousness. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the way in a corner. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm License. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and never to have to open the door unless it was especially going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was your equipment. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Translated by David Wyllie. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, by himself. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the handle of the door to open it completely. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and landed loudly on the floor. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and States. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of receipt of the work. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied heavily on the floor. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Language: English can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the License. You must require such a user to return or bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of