Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Translated by David Wyllie. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His he do anything to make them look away. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Translated by David Wyllie. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any certainty. works. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles disappear. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground times and they had never come again, at least not with the same must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then for his sister to hear him. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want light in the room. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.F. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation redistribution. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their subject to the trademark license, especially commercial eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while For additional contact information: their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side with him. But as it is ..." Gutenberg-tm License. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with him. But as it is ..." probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that would have been more than they could stand to have any more "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite License. You must require such a user to return or was not a loss but a great advantage. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven times and they had never come again, at least not with the same The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Chief Executive and Director never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Title: Metamorphosis one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the way in a corner. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Foundation would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "what are we to do?" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project particular state visit http://pglaf.org such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a sign that of that there was no question. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Last updated: May 20, 2012 with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his works. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Grete. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the First posted: May 13, 2002 to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just *** START: FULL LICENSE *** but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he do anything to make them look away. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever room. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday your equipment. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. 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He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he looked. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Dr. Gregory B. Newby round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt III Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro http://gutenberg.net/license). him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and landed loudly on the floor. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Literary Archive Foundation I other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and smiled. against the door and listening. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the way in a corner. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite