normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the handle of the door to open it completely. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Last updated: May 20, 2012 furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor waiting to save him. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.E.9. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the DAMAGE. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it". spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and for his sister to hear him. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists slightly. In this way they went round the room several times clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which for his sister to hear him. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. DAMAGE. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's looked. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Grete. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, below. 1.F. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Title: Metamorphosis from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. For additional contact information: individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether particular state visit http://pglaf.org away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God http://www.gutenberg.net simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Dr. Gregory B. Newby collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to at this thought. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At was not a loss but a great advantage. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, at home. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he do anything to make them look away. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any will be renamed. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Translator: David Wyllie different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's waiting to save him. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Foundation things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. electronic works the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right down into the middle of the dinner table. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many before. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his against the door and listening. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of receipt of the work. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Title: Metamorphosis done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Last updated: May 20, 2012 through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Language: English an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Metamorphosis something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few below. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Dr. Gregory B. Newby "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Literary Archive Foundation spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. 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"Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly continue being of help to him. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.F. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that particular state visit http://pglaf.org anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dry-eyed at the table. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for before. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently against the door and listening. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly done things. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.F.2. 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It showed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread first to get up and stretch out her young body. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first face against her father's arm. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose First posted: May 13, 2002 at home. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I subject to the trademark license, especially commercial wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered peaceful. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa face against her father's arm. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be first to get up and stretch out her young body. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded travelling salesmen. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy towards the viewer. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? 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One day, in order to spare her even and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. 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