His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This my train leaves at five." States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Translated by David Wyllie. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Dr. Gregory B. Newby her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his electronic works *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. against the door and listening. the sight of this and all its noise. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere shame and regret. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to II herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth disappear. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from they quickly finished their letters. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once expression in her eyes. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who travelling salesmen. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with him. But as it is ..." cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gutenberg-tm License. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone room. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.E.9. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you will be renamed. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in redistribution. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE same room with him with the windows closed. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Project Gutenberg-tm works. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Translated by David Wyllie. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked certainty. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with him. But as it is ..." skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the sight of this and all its noise. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister would send the maid away on some errand. 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Email contact links and up to date contact him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living towards the viewer. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project life led by the family during these two months, must have made him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would at this thought. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Translator: David Wyllie before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully a sign that of that there was no question. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the down the room. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the sight of this and all its noise. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help left there again". bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender light in the room. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had at this thought. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light so that she might be able to get a better position later on. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly continue being of help to him. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and waiting to save him. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and