joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the approach us with offers to donate. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was not a loss but a great advantage. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free last!". joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he do anything to make them look away. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance status with the IRS. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been they quickly finished their letters. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to will be renamed. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had kept free without any necklace or collar. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table approach us with offers to donate. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Dr. Gregory B. Newby thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he License. You must require such a user to return or at home. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. by himself. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; continue being of help to him. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked II so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that it". insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible works. See paragraph 1.E below. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did movements. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air travelling salesmen. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Title: Metamorphosis money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming things had become superfluous which, although they could not be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a was already the end of March, after all. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the redistribution. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Translator: David Wyllie Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At it". and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stick, then, finally, all was quiet. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly status with the IRS. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would for his sister to hear him. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is would have been more than they could stand to have any more but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes approach us with offers to donate. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Dr. Gregory B. Newby unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. continue being of help to him. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and never to have to open the door unless it was especially charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to their real and natural state. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling to their real and natural state. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still opportunities to fix the problem. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her left there again". unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only peaceful. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Last updated: May 20, 2012 straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven dry-eyed at the table. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain