although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the handle of the door to open it completely. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed between all the easier". burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her down into the middle of the dinner table. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa came back. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used States. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched heavily on the floor. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not looked. down into the middle of the dinner table. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Literary Archive Foundation earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help disappear. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had kept free without any necklace or collar. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Project Gutenberg-tm works. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and same room with him with the windows closed. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just for his sister to hear him. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming electronic works re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes had kept free without any necklace or collar. waiting to save him. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all redistribution. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did last!". something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the III could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself gbnewby@pglaf.org amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately DAMAGE. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at for his sister to hear him. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon http://gutenberg.net/license). It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and smiled. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest with her arms around his neck. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even though she could have checked for herself and could have known remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Metamorphosis - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with him. But as it is ..." recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he waiting to save him. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. room. dry-eyed at the table. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included travelling salesmen. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH impose on them. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. a sign that of that there was no question. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would it". That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his for his sister to hear him. Author: Franz Kafka experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't not knowing what he should save first before his attention was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the For additional contact information: breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out with him. But as it is ..." being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and