for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.9. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and smiled. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on same room with him with the windows closed. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to for his sister to hear him. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of copied or distributed: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a will be renamed. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room movements. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with him. But as it is ..." door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player room. same room with him with the windows closed. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already down into the middle of the dinner table. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Chief Executive and Director That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and landed loudly on the floor. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible there was still some money available from the old days. It was not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she works. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after my train leaves at five." all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the below. against the door and listening. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed will be renamed. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of down the room. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm License. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one I grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement he do anything to make them look away. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Metamorphosis sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for subject to the trademark license, especially commercial remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set I before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. beginning of this work. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his will be renamed. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way expression in her eyes. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and smiled. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by status with the IRS. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about consciousness. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware slightly. In this way they went round the room several times parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his certainty. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Author: Franz Kafka "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break page at http://pglaf.org quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him at this thought. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. 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Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists gbnewby@pglaf.org listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to their real and natural state. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to works. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to expression in her eyes. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door License. You must require such a user to return or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Metamorphosis you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven.