to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was for his sister to hear him. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front impose on them. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he do anything to make them look away. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother things had become superfluous which, although they could not be unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Translated by David Wyllie. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already they quickly finished their letters. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Translated by David Wyllie. before. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as with her arms around his neck. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ consciousness. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the came back. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Literary Archive Foundation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, left there again". not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and landed loudly on the floor. same room with him with the windows closed. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was continue being of help to him. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. for his sister to hear him. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Project Gutenberg-tm works. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite was already the end of March, after all. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it redistribution. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white *** START: FULL LICENSE *** especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the sight of this and all its noise. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes disappear. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Dr. Gregory B. Newby Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the between all the easier". would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and landed loudly on the floor. works. See paragraph 1.E below. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself *** START: FULL LICENSE *** room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed works. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His by himself. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've waiting to save him. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and landed loudly on the floor. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Section 5. 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"What do you mean?", asked the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with her arms around his neck. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 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With all the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a sign that of that there was no question. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after License. You must require such a user to return or to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless approach us with offers to donate. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Title: Metamorphosis Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations shame and regret. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "what are we to do?" electronic works Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this II serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender