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Although it was still early in the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and smiled. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even though she could have checked for herself and could have known see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had That's all been sorted out." 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He had not held his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. expression in her eyes. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. 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And here I am, dying!" hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way without anything decisive happening, without even giving the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the impose on them. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and III went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel continue being of help to him. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with beginning of this work. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried waiting to save him. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in before. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he indeed suffering enough. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would redistribution. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. 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He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. 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Royalty payments then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he do anything to make them look away. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. redistribution. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God done things. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.F. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was already the end of March, after all. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Metamorphosis Title: Metamorphosis it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gutenberg-tm License. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Metamorphosis backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Foundation There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying subject to the trademark license, especially commercial But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations over to the window where they remained with their arms around each your equipment. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was people in all walks of life. they quickly finished their letters. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to by himself. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him first to get up and stretch out her young body. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it First posted: May 13, 2002 At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of receipt of the work. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and himself. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Chief Executive and Director that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Translator: David Wyllie explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. your equipment. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: page at http://pglaf.org badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly ways including including checks, online payments and credit card If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the for his sister to hear him. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slightly. In this way they went round the room several times slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of receipt of the work. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dry-eyed at the table. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that so that she might be able to get a better position later on. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept For additional contact information: my train leaves at five." even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother below. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden DAMAGE. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will movements. beginning of this work. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" between all the easier". shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.9. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her.