she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with him. But as it is ..." removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that http://gutenberg.net/license). entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little shame and regret. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear subject to the trademark license, especially commercial which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he page at http://pglaf.org that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance slightly. In this way they went round the room several times pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand waiting to save him. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware your equipment. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls First posted: May 13, 2002 from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was already the end of March, after all. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had kept free without any necklace or collar. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I at home. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the sight of this and all its noise. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from their decision to move was much more to do with their total movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Translated by David Wyllie. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of receipt of the work. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with him. But as it is ..." such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Translator: David Wyllie was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed differently from before. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had kept free without any necklace or collar. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly gbnewby@pglaf.org Dr. Gregory B. Newby He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by first to get up and stretch out her young body. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and disappear. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence indeed suffering enough. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear will be renamed. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery works. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when *** START: FULL LICENSE *** were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the expression in her eyes. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced room. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Translated by David Wyllie Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in impose on them. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to down into the middle of the dinner table. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it same room with him with the windows closed. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune opportunities to fix the problem. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation will be renamed. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Chief Executive and Director Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with beginning of this work. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm License. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, movements. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered impose on them. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy done things. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.F. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was my train leaves at five." continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, differently from before. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered down the room. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Metamorphosis by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to