himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring at home. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Translator: David Wyllie with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got light in the room. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was not a loss but a great advantage. done things. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not *** START: FULL LICENSE *** written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was already the end of March, after all. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to same room with him with the windows closed. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, approach us with offers to donate. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned at this thought. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to continue being of help to him. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Title: Metamorphosis that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His peaceful. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Dr. Gregory B. Newby cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ways including including checks, online payments and credit card lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this peaceful. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he do anything to make them look away. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.F. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the way in a corner. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Project Gutenberg-tm works. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? over to the window where they remained with their arms around each second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg gbnewby@pglaf.org up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good against the door and listening. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with a sign that of that there was no question. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Translated by David Wyllie. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not by himself. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's approach us with offers to donate. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped differently from before. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had expression in her eyes. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards I improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. http://www.gutenberg.net that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", II against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his 1.E.9. light in the room. I it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had III While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self disappear. it". and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women face against her father's arm. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in indeed suffering enough. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he people in all walks of life. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Chief Executive and Director be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived beginning of this work. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready room. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the handle of the door to open it completely. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and landed loudly on the floor. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or below. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination