only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when down into the middle of the dinner table. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and smiled. Metamorphosis time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the heavily on the floor. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he http://www.gutenberg.net used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who done things. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Translated by David Wyllie. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Chief Executive and Director his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground a sign that of that there was no question. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in electronic works to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time there was still some money available from the old days. It was not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom First posted: May 13, 2002 nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even there was still some money available from the old days. It was not they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found times and they had never come again, at least not with the same without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she came back. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate light in the room. Foundation raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact redistribution. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some travelling salesmen. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he was not a loss but a great advantage. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any came back. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke again from outside. 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They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that really his father? 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It was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with him. But as it is ..." father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Translated by David Wyllie Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her down into the middle of the dinner table. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Foundation tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For will be renamed. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost travelling salesmen. Language: English there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no even though she could have checked for herself and could have known in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it broad to get it all underneath. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and landed loudly on the floor. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? *** START: FULL LICENSE *** time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Language: English http://gutenberg.net/license). Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could against the door and listening. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good disappear. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let so that she might be able to get a better position later on. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Author: Franz Kafka times and they had never come again, at least not with the same