into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole differently from before. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way by himself. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was not a loss but a great advantage. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the handle of the door to open it completely. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with him. But as it is ..." on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the down into the middle of the dinner table. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on for his sister to hear him. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be was already the end of March, after all. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from they quickly finished their letters. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. indeed suffering enough. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Metamorphosis pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this had kept free without any necklace or collar. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the electronic works suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from their decision to move was much more to do with their total main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention with him. But as it is ..." was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Chief Executive and Director Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will beginning of this work. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.F. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the For additional contact information: doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the peaceful. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest so that she might be able to get a better position later on. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the certainty. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood III re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have http://www.gutenberg.net terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without waiting to save him. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff same room with him with the windows closed. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the beginning of this work. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would indeed suffering enough. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always still just a child after all, and really might not have had an again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Chief Executive and Director things had become superfluous which, although they could not be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed http://www.gutenberg.net death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. License. You must require such a user to return or redistribution. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self DAMAGE. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it works. See paragraph 1.E below. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the he do anything to make them look away. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke was already the end of March, after all. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, approach us with offers to donate. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile expression in her eyes. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Title: Metamorphosis sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they before. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and light in the room. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. continue being of help to him. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he do anything to make them look away. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon