would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Dr. Gregory B. Newby of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Translator: David Wyllie would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" differently from before. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would have been more than they could stand to have any more choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged just to move about the home, every other day would be spent ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but light in the room. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought works. See paragraph 1.E below. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO down the room. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished from their decision to move was much more to do with their total thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Metamorphosis including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, approach us with offers to donate. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Chief Executive and Director by himself. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised life led by the family during these two months, must have made him she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room impose on them. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, opportunities to fix the problem. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was not a loss but a great advantage. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had kept free without any necklace or collar. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting shame and regret. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Translated by David Wyllie. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was peaceful. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more redistribution. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his was already the end of March, after all. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing at home. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he do anything to make them look away. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed down into the middle of the dinner table. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had people in all walks of life. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or broad to get it all underneath. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. at home. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who heavily on the floor. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. particular state visit http://pglaf.org that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Foundation protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and smiled. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more room. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there was still some money available from the old days. It was not shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with him. But as it is ..." understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT certainty. him to spare Gregor's life. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him at this thought. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Foundation been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of indeed suffering enough. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who would have been more than they could stand to have any more should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother States. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Metamorphosis just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Translated by David Wyllie. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Translated by David Wyllie. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the particular state visit http://pglaf.org public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer