for his sister to hear him. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be done things. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender times and they had never come again, at least not with the same as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the copied or distributed: and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was already the end of March, after all. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want times and they had never come again, at least not with the same about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the handle of the door to open it completely. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon towards the viewer. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and for his sister to hear him. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to their real and natural state. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Literary Archive Foundation newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with License. You must require such a user to return or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the consciousness. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen he do anything to make them look away. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. shame and regret. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to their real and natural state. peaceful. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that against the door and listening. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where first she would call to him as she did so with words that she intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the particular state visit http://pglaf.org although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with him. But as it is ..." wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they as when it was new. 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Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had with her arms around his neck. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Metamorphosis It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the himself. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Translated by David Wyllie opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her looked. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing License. You must require such a user to return or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto First posted: May 13, 2002 of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Translated by David Wyllie. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the approach us with offers to donate. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Translator: David Wyllie still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and landed loudly on the floor. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a your equipment. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who waiting to save him. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times from their decision to move was much more to do with their total help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him even though she could have checked for herself and could have known expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back copied or distributed: two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of waiting to save him. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with him. But as it is ..." who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit electronic works First posted: May 13, 2002 has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to For additional contact information: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had electronic works as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and landed loudly on the floor. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you http://www.gutenberg.net against the door and listening. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with him. But as it is ..." anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and wept so that his powerful chest shook. room. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned so that she might be able to get a better position later on. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the first to get up and stretch out her young body. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His face against her father's arm. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest differently from before. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Language: English example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty