pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could at this thought. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Grete. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Chief Executive and Director because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had kept free without any necklace or collar. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where redistribution. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project knowing it. 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When courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without heavily on the floor. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise gbnewby@pglaf.org on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted done things. Franz Kafka work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their by himself. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Translated by David Wyllie. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved electronic works joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would they quickly finished their letters. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this dry-eyed at the table. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the my train leaves at five." floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** possible. 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Many small donations "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief electronic works long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the DAMAGE. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 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 "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, at this thought. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the done things. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" 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What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he done things. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Translated by David Wyllie. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Metamorphosis intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had like it! 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Would his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR copied or distributed: sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it below. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister all his force out of the bed. 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Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day will be renamed. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance impose on them. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it him to spare Gregor's life. between all the easier". life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and particular state visit http://pglaf.org there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body at this thought. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple still just a child after all, and really might not have had an listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm License. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg-tm License. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands your equipment. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange had kept free without any necklace or collar. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Metamorphosis hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out certainty. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the status with the IRS. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it". even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Language: English closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!"