Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.F. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came works. See paragraph 1.E below. http://www.gutenberg.net had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the same room with him with the windows closed. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.F. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust just to move about the home, every other day would be spent went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than broad to get it all underneath. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Project Gutenberg-tm works. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael continue being of help to him. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a sign that of that there was no question. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried slightly. In this way they went round the room several times walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was not a loss but a great advantage. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went II state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned from their decision to move was much more to do with their total complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the way in a corner. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with him. But as it is ..." hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought over to the window where they remained with their arms around each choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email II Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "what are we to do?" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help between all the easier". she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Metamorphosis around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Title: Metamorphosis which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, they quickly finished their letters. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the sight of this and all its noise. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of I I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly shame and regret. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's will be renamed. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, For additional contact information: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as DAMAGE. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the http://www.gutenberg.net His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite looked. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to heavily on the floor. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break him to spare Gregor's life. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ first she would call to him as she did so with words that she there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions people in all walks of life. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with her arms around his neck. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. left there again". "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had kept free without any necklace or collar. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was between all the easier". almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had done things. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to light in the room. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat at home. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg differently from before. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to at home. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make just to move about the home, every other day would be spent startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be will be renamed. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father opportunities to fix the problem. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is certainty. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.E.9. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up my train leaves at five." of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Language: English The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living