speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then 1.E.9. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and left there again". or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Title: Metamorphosis should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of beginning of this work. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Language: English his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 room. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with him. But as it is ..." from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When expression in her eyes. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that differently from before. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. with her arms around his neck. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to dry-eyed at the table. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and smiled. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of consciousness. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty light in the room. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, continue being of help to him. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours electronic works money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she of receipt of the work. it". "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly II that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally with her arms around his neck. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there people in all walks of life. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the differently from before. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by redistribution. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It they quickly finished their letters. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's copied or distributed: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and peaceful. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Translated by David Wyllie of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, came back. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm impose on them. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort at this thought. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the redistribution. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down himself. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with him. But as it is ..." No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but States. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned down the room. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the way in a corner. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether of receipt of the work. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had continue being of help to him. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stick, then, finally, all was quiet. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite still just a child after all, and really might not have had an even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ways including including checks, online payments and credit card nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both continue being of help to him. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no approach us with offers to donate. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed States. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to First posted: May 13, 2002 as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father *** START: FULL LICENSE *** one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be II injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that