infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether down into the middle of the dinner table. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shame and regret. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Foundation money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Chief Executive and Director back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone shame and regret. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and landed loudly on the floor. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself other way. 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We wouldn't have a brother room. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. 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They had been good work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel indeed suffering enough. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.F. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest below. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than http://www.gutenberg.net opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Dr. Gregory B. Newby without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the http://gutenberg.net/license). come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. against the door and listening. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him will be renamed. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant works. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk still just a child after all, and really might not have had an knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. copied or distributed: next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it III Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? came back. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Translated by David Wyllie heavily on the floor. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without III "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed room. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after continue being of help to him. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised First posted: May 13, 2002 come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present *** START: FULL LICENSE *** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.E.9. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the impose on them. Project Gutenberg-tm works. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if left there again". removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of face against her father's arm. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Translated by David Wyllie closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no shame and regret. dry-eyed at the table. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself consciousness. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not License. You must require such a user to return or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - looked. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement I especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used expression in her eyes. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Grete. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with electronic works 1.F. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have