"Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have expression in her eyes. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his first to get up and stretch out her young body. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Literary Archive Foundation to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no not knowing what he should save first before his attention was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Foundation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Metamorphosis inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.F. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. 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Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. he do anything to make them look away. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door light in the room. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward done things. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Translator: David Wyllie hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at left there again". The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder are removed. 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He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and smiled. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her travelling salesmen. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he do anything to make them look away. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the for his sister to hear him. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? your equipment. was not a loss but a great advantage. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free consciousness. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he had heard properly or not. 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Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling heavily on the floor. to their real and natural state. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their from their decision to move was much more to do with their total possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Metamorphosis wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments disappear. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, same room with him with the windows closed. Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, First posted: May 13, 2002 his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and dry-eyed at the table. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Translated by David Wyllie Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied left there again". it". This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was came back. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really he do anything to make them look away. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with her arms around his neck. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to their real and natural state. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do dry-eyed at the table. looked. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Translated by David Wyllie entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the differently from before. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from down the room. down the room. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. 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