joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and States. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in shame and regret. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so still just a child after all, and really might not have had an set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would be the best thing for me. 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The violin went silent, the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, dry-eyed at the table. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward First posted: May 13, 2002 already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar electronic works think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would have been more than they could stand to have any more such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that status with the IRS. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been copied or distributed: towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Last updated: May 20, 2012 recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with her arms around his neck. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide at this thought. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed for his sister to hear him. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to light in the room. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Title: Metamorphosis almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he do anything to make them look away. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to my train leaves at five." All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him to spare Gregor's life. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shame and regret. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the at this thought. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the approach us with offers to donate. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method with him. But as it is ..." couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Language: English but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Translated by David Wyllie. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do still just a child after all, and really might not have had an then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Translated by David Wyllie achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay works. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Translated by David Wyllie. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to towards the viewer. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them disappear. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United subject to the trademark license, especially commercial as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and landed loudly on the floor. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living travelling salesmen. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he against the door and listening. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to disappear. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; *** START: FULL LICENSE *** complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 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 to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the handle of the door to open it completely. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally works. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to opportunities to fix the problem. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune