day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to done things. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about differently from before. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to a sign that of that there was no question. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out works. See paragraph 1.E below. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar 1.E.9. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the sight of this and all its noise. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at home. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, works. See paragraph 1.E below. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange your equipment. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. broad to get it all underneath. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "what are we to do?" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was already the end of March, after all. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; down the room. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found peaceful. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with her arms around his neck. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and himself. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be expression in her eyes. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE business considerations." 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They think we *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "what are we to do?" That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 1.D. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. 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They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact beginning of this work. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to electronic works think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he still just a child after all, and really might not have had an The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully last!". could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible opportunities to fix the problem. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and landed loudly on the floor. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous between all the easier". consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of DAMAGE. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall redistribution. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably will be renamed. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. peaceful. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also DAMAGE. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three redistribution. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.F. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard at home. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the way in a corner. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Translated by David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers II work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in