Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Foundation parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had light in the room. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in electronic works convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, opportunities to fix the problem. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have certainty. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without For additional contact information: better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation DAMAGE. with her arms around his neck. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the certainty. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, light in the room. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to III leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Grete. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Grete. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was not a loss but a great advantage. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of receipt of the work. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it subject to the trademark license, especially commercial at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating last!". vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was already the end of March, after all. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with her arms around his neck. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project electronic works of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the way in a corner. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ways including including checks, online payments and credit card who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards consciousness. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't redistribution. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project face against her father's arm. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the below. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in by himself. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they copied or distributed: by himself. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he do anything to make them look away. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the shame and regret. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming down the room. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn below. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Grete. the handle of the door to open it completely. him to spare Gregor's life. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "what are we to do?" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of for his sister to hear him. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact he do anything to make them look away. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and never to have to open the door unless it was especially again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when works. See paragraph 1.E below. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. waiting to save him. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right down the room. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and smiled. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do peaceful. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving for his sister to hear him. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used for his sister to hear him. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification III possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward certainty. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. 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