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If you do not agree to abide by all made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and smiled. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it status with the IRS. dry-eyed at the table. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. will be renamed. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at room. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Chief Executive and Director immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous looked. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all broad to get it all underneath. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit himself. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious works. See paragraph 1.E below. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the sight of this and all its noise. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her consciousness. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so backwards and was only able to go very slowly. 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The uniform had not been new to start with, but and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of DAMAGE. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they at home. and smiled. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and landed loudly on the floor. First posted: May 13, 2002 concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every heavily on the floor. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest before. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Literary Archive Foundation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out below. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any disappear. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of receipt of the work. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Dr. Gregory B. Newby there was still some money available from the old days. It was not SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and wept so that his powerful chest shook. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and smiled. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the but not without looking back at the body. 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It had even become very To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many people in all walks of life. came back. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was written explanation to the person you received the work from. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from by himself. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you opportunities to fix the problem. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Translator: David Wyllie destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous with her arms around his neck. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Title: Metamorphosis make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 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. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, heavily on the floor. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Project Gutenberg-tm works. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. last!". to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. looked. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with her arms around his neck. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Metamorphosis this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the came back. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Author: Franz Kafka made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, would have been more than they could stand to have any more going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, shame and regret. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor approach us with offers to donate. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the for his sister to hear him. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that at this thought. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Foundation nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be consciousness. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed expression in her eyes. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Chief Executive and Director It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had III thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an still just a child after all, and really might not have had an screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Project Gutenberg-tm works. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of between all the easier". disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation approach us with offers to donate. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with him. But as it is ..." peaceful. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Metamorphosis flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the sight of this and all its noise. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the