think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air gbnewby@pglaf.org shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep DAMAGE. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't even though she could have checked for herself and could have known below. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should still just a child after all, and really might not have had an written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his indeed suffering enough. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a waiting to save him. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to down into the middle of the dinner table. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and never to have to open the door unless it was especially at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; movements. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continue being of help to him. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Grete. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite copied or distributed: been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Title: Metamorphosis playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself against the door and listening. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short him to spare Gregor's life. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Dr. Gregory B. Newby else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal DAMAGE. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her last!". he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and people in all walks of life. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also just to move about the home, every other day would be spent screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss slightly. In this way they went round the room several times her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. same room with him with the windows closed. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw at home. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Author: Franz Kafka business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, redistribution. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Grete. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Translated by David Wyllie himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there was still some money available from the old days. It was not License. You must require such a user to return or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was already the end of March, after all. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.E.9. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with consciousness. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay redistribution. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Last updated: May 20, 2012 are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut travelling salesmen. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced redistribution. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had kept free without any necklace or collar. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works before. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and first to get up and stretch out her young body. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would have been more than they could stand to have any more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the works. See paragraph 1.E below. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Dr. Gregory B. Newby choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dry-eyed at the table. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he indeed suffering enough. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously approach us with offers to donate. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime waiting to save him. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was face against her father's arm. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4