wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I disappear. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm works. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head would have been more than they could stand to have any more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the before. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day him to spare Gregor's life. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all II So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. against the door and listening. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, for his sister to hear him. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and never to have to open the door unless it was especially down into the middle of the dinner table. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Translator: David Wyllie removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now listening to the evening conversation about what price they had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Title: Metamorphosis with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. before. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking even though she could have checked for herself and could have known now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on License. You must require such a user to return or "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to electronic works Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this himself. and smiled. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite about the same subject as there were always at least two members of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me movements. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included below. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Project Gutenberg-tm works. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then below. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa heavily on the floor. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of he do anything to make them look away. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the light in the room. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of copied or distributed: slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few indeed suffering enough. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become broad to get it all underneath. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not http://www.gutenberg.net pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and your equipment. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak disappear. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would License. You must require such a user to return or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Title: Metamorphosis Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Dr. Gregory B. Newby things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he For additional contact information: chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the way in a corner. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed copied or distributed: So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of page at http://pglaf.org it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if works. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it