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He was not even startled out of this state round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Translated by David Wyllie. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would have been more than they could stand to have any more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are face against her father's arm. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before subject to the trademark license, especially commercial ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of III and wept so that his powerful chest shook. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. will be renamed. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted movements. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as heavily on the floor. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the by himself. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to waiting to save him. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 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 speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. looked. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. 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In 2001, the Project there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of for his sister to hear him. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can first to get up and stretch out her young body. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was down the room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself done things. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and it". wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from copied or distributed: works. See paragraph 1.E below. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he do anything to make them look away. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or works. See paragraph 1.E below. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" slightly. In this way they went round the room several times copied or distributed: for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks they quickly finished their letters. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Title: Metamorphosis only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, DAMAGE. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after at home. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up heavily on the floor. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it works. See paragraph 1.E below. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. 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He was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise towards the viewer. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's travelling salesmen. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or things had become superfluous which, although they could not be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really beginning of this work. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried expression in her eyes. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially impose on them. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the sight of this and all its noise. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and him to spare Gregor's life. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as by himself. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an http://gutenberg.net/license). structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Chief Executive and Director While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their below. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the sight of this and all its noise. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the redistribution. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not For additional contact information: research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat