parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply States. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped *** START: FULL LICENSE *** landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: certainty. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. against the door and listening. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from their decision to move was much more to do with their total irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm License. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so consciousness. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "what are we to do?" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him to spare Gregor's life. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "what are we to do?" himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy differently from before. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to http://gutenberg.net/license). from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Translated by David Wyllie. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware with him. But as it is ..." planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost indeed suffering enough. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the room. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel heavily on the floor. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "what are we to do?" clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of receipt of the work. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net done things. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never same room with him with the windows closed. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his same room with him with the windows closed. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon beginning of this work. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come at home. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Grete. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was already the end of March, after all. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Translated by David Wyllie. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at people in all walks of life. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden certainty. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already at home. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Grete. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and face against her father's arm. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that works. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday I such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as my train leaves at five." threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke against the door and listening. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm light in the room. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still things had become superfluous which, although they could not be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself for his sister to hear him. with him. But as it is ..." had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some DAMAGE. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the http://gutenberg.net/license). should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still