a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that travelling salesmen. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with her arms around his neck. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. redistribution. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to people in all walks of life. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what would have been more than they could stand to have any more After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day looked. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his by himself. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying broad to get it all underneath. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Translated by David Wyllie impose on them. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the sight of this and all its noise. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was left there again". provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their light in the room. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Translator: David Wyllie while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined movements. impose on them. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled heavily on the floor. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he by himself. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword by himself. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of electronic works This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Translated by David Wyllie where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have for his sister to hear him. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka indeed suffering enough. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with her arms around his neck. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, shame and regret. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound respect he owed to his tenants. 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Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back trembling shoulders as he left. 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They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in it". any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as when it was new. 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The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they quickly finished their letters. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he do anything to make them look away. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost gbnewby@pglaf.org hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had down into the middle of the dinner table. 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At first, Gregor emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly your equipment. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he beg of you." 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Although it was still early in the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "what are we to do?" and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was not a loss but a great advantage. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. indeed suffering enough. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to their real and natural state. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The http://www.gutenberg.net she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that really his father? 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Leant back comfortably on their seats, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Translated by David Wyllie. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had all feel particularly fresh and lively. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and her. 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