through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; consciousness. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he travelling salesmen. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Title: Metamorphosis one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and II electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro people in all walks of life. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in DAMAGE. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even though she could have checked for herself and could have known different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Title: Metamorphosis consciousness. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond without anything decisive happening, without even giving the III her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of differently from before. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for particular state visit http://pglaf.org a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be waiting to save him. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project greatest consideration so that his family could bear the "what are we to do?" burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made http://gutenberg.net/license). If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder particular state visit http://pglaf.org work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to works. See paragraph 1.E below. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and never to have to open the door unless it was especially father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light your equipment. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of receipt of the work. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with it". His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in will be renamed. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Dr. Gregory B. Newby eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the particular state visit http://pglaf.org and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair things had become superfluous which, although they could not be they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included impose on them. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never beginning of this work. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this peaceful. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that just to move about the home, every other day would be spent father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it face against her father's arm. travelling salesmen. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Translated by David Wyllie. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange works. See paragraph 1.E below. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of DAMAGE. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto will be renamed. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the handle of the door to open it completely. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Chief Executive and Director she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to waiting to save him. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was not a loss but a great advantage. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would electronic works had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "what are we to do?" me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The not knowing what he should save first before his attention was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: light in the room. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became left there again". practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Translated by David Wyllie that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but status with the IRS. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about will be renamed. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright looked. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the way in a corner. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not knowing what he should save first before his attention was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden your equipment. last!". stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Metamorphosis legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "what are we to do?" status with the IRS. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance