He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to movements. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Literary Archive Foundation works. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did between all the easier". put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not expression in her eyes. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that done things. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" particular state visit http://pglaf.org lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her States. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not beginning of this work. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had kept free without any necklace or collar. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Title: Metamorphosis to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back face against her father's arm. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to before. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but looked. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days License. You must require such a user to return or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his III mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me same room with him with the windows closed. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Metamorphosis the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister indeed suffering enough. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Translated by David Wyllie. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and landed loudly on the floor. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition differently from before. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just http://www.gutenberg.net with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever License. You must require such a user to return or possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to broad to get it all underneath. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies 1.F. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification works. See paragraph 1.E below. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Translated by David Wyllie father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he my train leaves at five." as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. against the door and listening. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current page at http://pglaf.org the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the before. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not beginning of this work. people in all walks of life. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes same room with him with the windows closed. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the III trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in by himself. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the DAMAGE. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to III to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his at this thought. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too gbnewby@pglaf.org how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Title: Metamorphosis his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments certainty. Chief Executive and Director "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Title: Metamorphosis himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern dry-eyed at the table. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Metamorphosis lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends