quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Grete. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on greatest consideration so that his family could bear the DAMAGE. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with copied or distributed: on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Translated by David Wyllie. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we works. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to their real and natural state. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. differently from before. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had straight line towards the man. 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Nearly all the individual works in the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door at home. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his sister. 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"He isn't well, please believe good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, II eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed broad to get it all underneath. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, before. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a sign that of that there was no question. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his works. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and smiled. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "what are we to do?" "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder without anything decisive happening, without even giving the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Foundation breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to broad to get it all underneath. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if differently from before. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Grete. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the before. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in room. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.F.5. 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And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER last!". have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague The family themselves ate in the kitchen. 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She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect last!". peaceful. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and wept so that his powerful chest shook. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took impose on them. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking First posted: May 13, 2002 removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned will be renamed. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of electronic works they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost done things. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Metamorphosis Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by he do anything to make them look away. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for his sister to hear him. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, shame and regret. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a 1.F.2. 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He that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, http://www.gutenberg.net there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Dr. Gregory B. Newby he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 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It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and smiled. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with same room with him with the windows closed. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself he do anything to make them look away. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, window too. 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He moved very gradually, as if this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. himself. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** first she would call to him as she did so with words that she had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared foot at him as he went. 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But since he had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it,