from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. http://www.gutenberg.net was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. people in all walks of life. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial copied or distributed: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was already the end of March, after all. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it looked. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement first she would call to him as she did so with words that she help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his movements. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling first she would call to him as she did so with words that she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the my train leaves at five." End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Language: English The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance looked. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of was not a loss but a great advantage. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or between all the easier". father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic certainty. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than light in the room. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that DAMAGE. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and peaceful. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other at this thought. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Language: English there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Grete. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** things had become superfluous which, although they could not be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room. was not a loss but a great advantage. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement beginning of this work. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was not a loss but a great advantage. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down the room. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Dr. Gregory B. Newby ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him to spare Gregor's life. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away below. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort First posted: May 13, 2002 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was already the end of March, after all. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Translator: David Wyllie He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Translated by David Wyllie. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too last!". point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few II *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** approach us with offers to donate. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could first to get up and stretch out her young body. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from with him. But as it is ..." would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud beginning of this work. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living heavily on the floor. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the sight of this and all its noise. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? for his sister to hear him. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.F.6. 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They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she my train leaves at five." the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had kept free without any necklace or collar. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore indeed suffering enough. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. 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