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But since he had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; peaceful. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work copied or distributed: open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept times and they had never come again, at least not with the same looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one First posted: May 13, 2002 http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Translated by David Wyllie. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a sign that of that there was no question. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "what are we to do?" him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of at this thought. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy States. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying indeed suffering enough. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more light in the room. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have listening to the evening conversation about what price they had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to disappear. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his at this thought. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO over to the window where they remained with their arms around each But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Metamorphosis probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and smiled. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the at home. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Project Gutenberg-tm works. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried http://www.gutenberg.net mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can movements. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the beginning of this work. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project your equipment. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him to spare Gregor's life. continue being of help to him. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never beginning of this work. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort down the room. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from looked. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Dr. Gregory B. Newby Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock broad to get it all underneath. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg-tm License. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the face against her father's arm. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance differently from before. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Translated by David Wyllie. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I broad to get it all underneath. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was already the end of March, after all. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest came back. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest down the room. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that I state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and impose on them. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was below. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Translated by David Wyllie. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief movements.