she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived had kept free without any necklace or collar. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like face against her father's arm. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had left there again". the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him to spare Gregor's life. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite dry-eyed at the table. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Metamorphosis shame and regret. room. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Translator: David Wyllie past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family him to spare Gregor's life. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Translated by David Wyllie. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what beginning of this work. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with DAMAGE. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Translated by David Wyllie. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from their decision to move was much more to do with their total them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would for his sister to hear him. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would at home. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had kept free without any necklace or collar. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gbnewby@pglaf.org easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Chief Executive and Director unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Translator: David Wyllie they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go things had become superfluous which, although they could not be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him III saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have beginning of this work. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the face against her father's arm. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother at this thought. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and never to have to open the door unless it was especially even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Literary Archive Foundation one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, first to get up and stretch out her young body. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Translated by David Wyllie. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Grete. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before my train leaves at five." without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting impose on them. the handle of the door to open it completely. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the sight of this and all its noise. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of it". she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time status with the IRS. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all continue being of help to him. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to dry-eyed at the table. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he between all the easier". Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the himself. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at broad to get it all underneath. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had kept free without any necklace or collar. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the room. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him disappear. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt continue being of help to him. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down same room with him with the windows closed. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across heavily on the floor. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated shame and regret. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, expression in her eyes. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "what are we to do?" Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond below. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Metamorphosis is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 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 ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the a sign that of that there was no question. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. expression in her eyes. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable subject to the trademark license, especially commercial It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only