word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the sight of this and all its noise. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on over to the window where they remained with their arms around each how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, indeed suffering enough. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any will be renamed. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear travelling salesmen. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, II clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Dr. Gregory B. Newby little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and smiled. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Project Gutenberg-tm works. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. had kept free without any necklace or collar. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her face against her father's arm. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm works. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gutenberg-tm License. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at home. below. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Translated by David Wyllie state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I that enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many himself. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps beginning of this work. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.E.9. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared it". and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Project Gutenberg-tm works. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for his sister to hear him. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to between all the easier". was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut was not a loss but a great advantage. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Translator: David Wyllie It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it still just a child after all, and really might not have had an look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over States. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Franz Kafka partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael left there again". there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change I sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.E.9. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a left there again". Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm work. 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Would his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Translated by David Wyllie. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.E.7. 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He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gutenberg-tm License. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no my train leaves at five." a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to their real and natural state. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more so that she might be able to get a better position later on. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned will be renamed. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure your equipment. was not a loss but a great advantage. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible waiting to save him. Literary Archive Foundation they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Last updated: May 20, 2012 decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. works. See paragraph 1.E below. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It your equipment. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? States. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. towards the viewer. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had kept free without any necklace or collar. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's