gbnewby@pglaf.org back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right there was still some money available from the old days. It was not above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock page at http://pglaf.org So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "what are we to do?" could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free http://gutenberg.net/license). sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived *** START: FULL LICENSE *** greatest consideration so that his family could bear the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Translated by David Wyllie boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "what are we to do?" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with her arms around his neck. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free electronic works out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings so that she might be able to get a better position later on. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net http://gutenberg.net/license). located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to their real and natural state. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it". day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Metamorphosis imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than down the room. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and smiled. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; impose on them. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was already the end of March, after all. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not knowing what he should save first before his attention was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent room. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner *** START: FULL LICENSE *** one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up came back. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had by himself. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. came back. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very a sign that of that there was no question. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. consciousness. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Metamorphosis difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his my train leaves at five." spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with there was still some money available from the old days. 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He crossed himself, and the three women followed his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. will be renamed. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg had kept free without any necklace or collar. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Foundation raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight He slid back into his former position. 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The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Project Gutenberg-tm works. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few status with the IRS. he do anything to make them look away. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to II prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." down the room. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to dry-eyed at the table. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring left there again". and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had came back. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon differently from before. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at still just a child after all, and really might not have had an outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE page at http://pglaf.org present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the