gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already without anything decisive happening, without even giving the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he travelling salesmen. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had dry-eyed at the table. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would have been more than they could stand to have any more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still impose on them. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and 1.E.9. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as at home. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the way in a corner. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, travelling salesmen. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property States. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the at home. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with him. But as it is ..." very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to of receipt of the work. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With a sign that of that there was no question. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. status with the IRS. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Literary Archive Foundation important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully at this thought. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps first she would call to him as she did so with words that she freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with towards the viewer. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.9. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Metamorphosis The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the copied or distributed: Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would have been more than they could stand to have any more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious things had become superfluous which, although they could not be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was not a loss but a great advantage. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on works. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to III as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at II money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Chief Executive and Director even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door page at http://pglaf.org changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Chief Executive and Director stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their disappear. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.9. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no heavily on the floor. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there electronic works the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 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The person or entity that provided you with Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open looked. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copied or distributed: that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. by himself. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God beginning of this work. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break