doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Translated by David Wyllie. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following I That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. same room with him with the windows closed. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again slightly. In this way they went round the room several times humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her slightly. In this way they went round the room several times as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Chief Executive and Director without anything decisive happening, without even giving the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, opportunities to fix the problem. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon disappear. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend times and they had never come again, at least not with the same help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there was still some money available from the old days. It was not an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal License. You must require such a user to return or him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would have been more than they could stand to have any more dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he do anything to make them look away. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate and smiled. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shame and regret. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is left there again". out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than disappear. http://gutenberg.net/license). the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and differently from before. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gutenberg-tm License. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and done things. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Project Gutenberg-tm works. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was not a loss but a great advantage. the way in a corner. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm works. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that down the room. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Project Gutenberg-tm works. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was already the end of March, after all. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up indeed suffering enough. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to will be renamed. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Literary Archive Foundation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and smiled. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong my train leaves at five." array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag III fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had was not a loss but a great advantage. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him to spare Gregor's life. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it electronic works No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no waiting to save him. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back particular state visit http://pglaf.org his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite License. You must require such a user to return or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should http://www.gutenberg.net stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the towards the viewer. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Translator: David Wyllie increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see approach us with offers to donate. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face