people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Translated by David Wyllie him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is your equipment. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they opportunities to fix the problem. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as light in the room. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to their real and natural state. "what are we to do?" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with her arms around his neck. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the came back. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the handle of the door to open it completely. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the sight of this and all its noise. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his by himself. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Foundation must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with last!". thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to peaceful. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones down the room. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was DAMAGE. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, and landed loudly on the floor. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his towards the viewer. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the http://gutenberg.net/license). earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after face against her father's arm. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the handle of the door to open it completely. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he do anything to make them look away. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. shame and regret. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then expression in her eyes. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Translator: David Wyllie himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from from their decision to move was much more to do with their total been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on your equipment. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Translated by David Wyllie by himself. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Metamorphosis You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, DAMAGE. 1.E.9. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and smiled. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with page at http://pglaf.org dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Last updated: May 20, 2012 and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply status with the IRS. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project they quickly finished their letters. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE expression in her eyes. towards the viewer. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All a sign that of that there was no question. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he beginning of this work. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the status with the IRS. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be