little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had at home. for his sister to hear him. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door differently from before. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at redistribution. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not certainty. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by expression in her eyes. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and was already the end of March, after all. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight impose on them. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Metamorphosis and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he down the room. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate States. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "what are we to do?" lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to 1.E.9. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax ways including including checks, online payments and credit card greatest consideration so that his family could bear the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had at home. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; done things. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.E.9. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Translated by David Wyllie pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, opportunities to fix the problem. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his disappear. at this thought. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. between all the easier". The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "what are we to do?" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest subject to the trademark license, especially commercial involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the sight of this and all its noise. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like same room with him with the windows closed. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way shame and regret. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. for his sister to hear him. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Metamorphosis to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than face against her father's arm. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" towards the viewer. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Foundation was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the For additional contact information: And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the against the door and listening. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of opportunities to fix the problem. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but page at http://pglaf.org and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. peaceful. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good First posted: May 13, 2002 below. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together without anything decisive happening, without even giving the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had kept free without any necklace or collar. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.F. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of light in the room. First posted: May 13, 2002 he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was not a loss but a great advantage. Literary Archive Foundation though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the