more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned last!". she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project last!". "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Metamorphosis Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with below. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any opportunities to fix the problem. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Last updated: May 20, 2012 Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was status with the IRS. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower heavily on the floor. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gutenberg-tm License. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with him. But as it is ..." in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he do anything to make them look away. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and smiled. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Translated by David Wyllie forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Title: Metamorphosis taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the came back. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ways including including checks, online payments and credit card received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear so that she might be able to get a better position later on. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with him. But as it is ..." it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of receipt of the work. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and wept so that his powerful chest shook. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 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 (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project looked. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to he do anything to make them look away. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the way in a corner. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to it". away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps first to get up and stretch out her young body. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his left there again". the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. impose on them. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with people in all walks of life. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Last updated: May 20, 2012 hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by travelling salesmen. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went subject to the trademark license, especially commercial by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the work. 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That's it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Project Gutenberg-tm works. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at particular state visit http://pglaf.org pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect I electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and smiled. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Last updated: May 20, 2012 removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. 1.E.5. 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And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Chief Executive and Director of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered possible. 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Would she notice that he had left the milk as it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the consciousness. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their III mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which them. 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All these things found stick, then, finally, all was quiet. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. down into the middle of the dinner table. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family DAMAGE. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, continued to speak through the door. 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And why was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a travelling salesmen. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to