probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more last!". removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United electronic works again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; below. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what greatest consideration so that his family could bear the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in against the door and listening. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever without anything decisive happening, without even giving the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not below. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening just to move about the home, every other day would be spent some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of beginning of this work. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at For additional contact information: she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would have been more than they could stand to have any more backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of receipt of the work. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would have been more than they could stand to have any more and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's will be renamed. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's down into the middle of the dinner table. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself stick, then, finally, all was quiet. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to their real and natural state. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived gbnewby@pglaf.org now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she electronic works in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not electronic works "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he do anything to make them look away. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite redistribution. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.F. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for indeed suffering enough. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again light in the room. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** greatest consideration so that his family could bear the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and travelling salesmen. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more him to spare Gregor's life. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. disappear. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him to spare Gregor's life. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to him to spare Gregor's life. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would peaceful. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his before. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Translator: David Wyllie visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how I after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly people in all walks of life. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was left there again". under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" travelling salesmen. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. States. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back particular state visit http://pglaf.org lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and works. See paragraph 1.E below. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and smiled. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living times and they had never come again, at least not with the same whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position your equipment. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their works. 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Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had dry-eyed at the table. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and movements. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from for his sister to hear him. the sight of this and all its noise. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should waiting to save him. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Translator: David Wyllie whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally For additional contact information: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Title: Metamorphosis respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the for his sister to hear him. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little down into the middle of the dinner table. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by particular state visit http://pglaf.org forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was not a loss but a great advantage. dry-eyed at the table. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides.