the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Dr. Gregory B. Newby screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop electronic works his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever ways including including checks, online payments and credit card opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation dry-eyed at the table. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at for his sister to hear him. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every done things. http://www.gutenberg.net respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his light in the room. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Grete. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the handle of the door to open it completely. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his http://www.gutenberg.net room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say listening to the evening conversation about what price they had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Author: Franz Kafka some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his will be renamed. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project page at http://pglaf.org listening to the evening conversation about what price they had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined travelling salesmen. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "what are we to do?" with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock continue being of help to him. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make last!". and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office electronic works your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Section 5. 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"You'll have to go for the doctor straight been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by will be renamed. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a sign that of that there was no question. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. gbnewby@pglaf.org getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Last updated: May 20, 2012 three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, at this thought. the work. 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He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate beginning of this work. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never disappear. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied II 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - status with the IRS. status with the IRS. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded electronic works this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw continue being of help to him. that convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use without anything decisive happening, without even giving the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, peaceful. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the against the door and listening. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Metamorphosis course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than gbnewby@pglaf.org their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At done things. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you first she would call to him as she did so with words that she all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. copied or distributed: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, page at http://pglaf.org the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" status with the IRS. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll works. See paragraph 1.E below. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room