notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder people in all walks of life. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could will be renamed. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every at this thought. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm electronic works from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Grete. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, travelling salesmen. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Translator: David Wyllie how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, at home. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Franz Kafka the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what before. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with him. But as it is ..." into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and smiled. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish he do anything to make them look away. Language: English WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still works. See paragraph 1.E below. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be they quickly finished their letters. room. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total status with the IRS. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of receipt of the work. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of gbnewby@pglaf.org approach us with offers to donate. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. approach us with offers to donate. III quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a sign that of that there was no question. Foundation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", times and they had never come again, at least not with the same office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is License. You must require such a user to return or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for electronic works they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, http://www.gutenberg.net help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from their decision to move was much more to do with their total His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he do anything to make them look away. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** first to get up and stretch out her young body. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At from their decision to move was much more to do with their total joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry travelling salesmen. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: by himself. waiting to save him. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the sight of this and all its noise. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works same room with him with the windows closed. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant certainty. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Dr. Gregory B. Newby providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the handle of the door to open it completely. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak particular state visit http://pglaf.org this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of receipt of the work. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised heavily on the floor. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Translated by David Wyllie. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's For additional contact information: one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the came back. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. waiting to save him. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it". to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after room. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times dry-eyed at the table. my train leaves at five." stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by room. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total a sign that of that there was no question. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps I there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed looked. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had status with the IRS. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this page at http://pglaf.org any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At will be renamed. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and for his sister to hear him. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!"