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But it was something that had to be risked. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel stick, then, finally, all was quiet. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a sign that of that there was no question. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Metamorphosis sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally between all the easier". "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and wept so that his powerful chest shook. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. a sign that of that there was no question. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could same room with him with the windows closed. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the DAMAGE. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, at home. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Project Gutenberg-tm works. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a face against her father's arm. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a looked. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very works. See paragraph 1.E below. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's last!". unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go first she would call to him as she did so with words that she suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple gbnewby@pglaf.org thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when disappear. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see so that she might be able to get a better position later on. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit towards the viewer. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change I strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most expression in her eyes. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Dr. Gregory B. Newby money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face movements. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal copied or distributed: The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: waiting to save him. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Literary Archive Foundation their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was already the end of March, after all. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones face against her father's arm. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too stick, then, finally, all was quiet. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg States. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the particular state visit http://pglaf.org help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that broad to get it all underneath. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk works. See paragraph 1.E below. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in electronic works usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and certainty. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Translated by David Wyllie that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. DAMAGE. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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DAMAGE. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had certainly be taken away by no-one. 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At first, he stood there still, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Franz Kafka raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: I 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space it". Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his I copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at continue being of help to him. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we same room with him with the windows closed. III enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked http://gutenberg.net/license). could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth at home. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and below. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but against the door and listening. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "what are we to do?" will be renamed. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the handle of the door to open it completely. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come electronic works the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder