too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Translated by David Wyllie. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination *** START: FULL LICENSE *** sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Translator: David Wyllie called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. against the door and listening. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence beginning of this work. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the handle of the door to open it completely. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm listening to the evening conversation about what price they had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they http://gutenberg.net/license). "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." indeed suffering enough. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to their real and natural state. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the way in a corner. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that disappear. II his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Grete. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and dry-eyed at the table. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included they quickly finished their letters. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible with him. But as it is ..." eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, between all the easier". his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Translator: David Wyllie efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Translated by David Wyllie. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from stick, then, finally, all was quiet. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. States. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each looked. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Project Gutenberg-tm works. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of down into the middle of the dinner table. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved room. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Foundation from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "what are we to do?" skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even License. You must require such a user to return or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Metamorphosis butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he do anything to make them look away. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was him to spare Gregor's life. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was not a loss but a great advantage. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they people in all walks of life. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it". the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his he do anything to make them look away. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Metamorphosis watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling still just a child after all, and really might not have had an in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the will be renamed. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Foundation chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to approach us with offers to donate. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the handle of the door to open it completely. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her came back. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gutenberg-tm License. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was not a loss but a great advantage. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern down into the middle of the dinner table. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would down the room. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and landed loudly on the floor. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way travelling salesmen. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked