something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, would have been more than they could stand to have any more unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to http://gutenberg.net/license). forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments face against her father's arm. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got DAMAGE. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Chief Executive and Director benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was http://gutenberg.net/license). Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping electronic works front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him to spare Gregor's life. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by broad to get it all underneath. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was already the end of March, after all. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll light in the room. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps there was still some money available from the old days. It was not back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated redistribution. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Translated by David Wyllie. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand people in all walks of life. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that will be renamed. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.F. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." face against her father's arm. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as at home. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto over to the window where they remained with their arms around each turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up there was still some money available from the old days. It was not her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if down into the middle of the dinner table. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. peaceful. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is they can. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound II was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier consciousness. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Metamorphosis same room with him with the windows closed. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed before. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling consciousness. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. 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It was not very clear skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Section 1. 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Yet Gregor's sister recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects States. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. came back. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember towards the viewer. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something even left the inner pane of the window open from then on.