So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of would have been more than they could stand to have any more lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone would have been more than they could stand to have any more steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Language: English frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by done things. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with http://gutenberg.net/license). But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United against the door and listening. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his broad to get it all underneath. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day listening to the evening conversation about what price they had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.E.9. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with him. But as it is ..." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic works own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was already the end of March, after all. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and smiled. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him with respect. 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So they sat at the table and wrote with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the down the room. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** opportunities to fix the problem. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the way in a corner. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the status with the IRS. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father broad to get it all underneath. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.F.2. 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He'd fall right mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand consciousness. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Metamorphosis that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ways including including checks, online payments and credit card rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Last updated: May 20, 2012 only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately will be renamed. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so between all the easier". distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the continue being of help to him. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, disappear. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was First posted: May 13, 2002 set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her listening to the evening conversation about what price they had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had kept free without any necklace or collar. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed consciousness. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and watched her. 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YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." status with the IRS. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard electronic works grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to page at http://pglaf.org posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see definite ideas. 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