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Their against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he peaceful. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him to spare Gregor's life. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on room. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the http://gutenberg.net/license). father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before III But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Dr. Gregory B. Newby was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he First posted: May 13, 2002 him to spare Gregor's life. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the heavily on the floor. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Chief Executive and Director amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they quickly finished their letters. 1.F. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with him. But as it is ..." one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the sight of this and all its noise. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing life led by the family during these two months, must have made him useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there will be renamed. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered http://www.gutenberg.net approach us with offers to donate. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. disappear. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than certainty. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Grete. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles I She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily still just a child after all, and really might not have had an International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived particular state visit http://pglaf.org everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with her arms around his neck. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Translator: David Wyllie people in all walks of life. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: done things. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Last updated: May 20, 2012 works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the my train leaves at five." Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project consciousness. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. came back. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she done things. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side same room with him with the windows closed. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Translated by David Wyllie. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the handle of the door to open it completely. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring light in the room. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stick, then, finally, all was quiet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough