that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her between all the easier". one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would have been more than they could stand to have any more upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing with him. But as it is ..." don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the sight of this and all its noise. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Language: English time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Metamorphosis The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to their real and natural state. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he do anything to make them look away. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gutenberg-tm License. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared indeed suffering enough. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning electronic works first to get up and stretch out her young body. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and landed loudly on the floor. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his they quickly finished their letters. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't approach us with offers to donate. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by works. See paragraph 1.E below. waiting to save him. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than gbnewby@pglaf.org more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had kept free without any necklace or collar. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the down into the middle of the dinner table. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Language: English again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the sight of this and all its noise. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to their real and natural state. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be beginning of this work. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he down the room. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready looked. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another came back. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her a sign that of that there was no question. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously beginning of this work. Translator: David Wyllie there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of http://gutenberg.net/license). to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled dry-eyed at the table. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too III knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her before. and landed loudly on the floor. movements. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, For additional contact information: line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slightly. In this way they went round the room several times were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the between all the easier". a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised http://gutenberg.net/license). he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Translator: David Wyllie send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg-tm License. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Last updated: May 20, 2012 It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention by himself. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Grete. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt disappear. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot peaceful. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half gbnewby@pglaf.org doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at by himself. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate he do anything to make them look away. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to their real and natural state. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly heavily on the floor. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't