knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Literary Archive Foundation moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Literary Archive Foundation times and they had never come again, at least not with the same wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the opportunities to fix the problem. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him to spare Gregor's life. light in the room. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one strict with him. 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It exists come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Section 3. 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Gregor made a run for him; he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Chief Executive and Director recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in my train leaves at five." to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for For additional contact information: things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would consciousness. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Literary Archive Foundation appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was a sign that of that there was no question. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite continue being of help to him. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity subject to the trademark license, especially commercial most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats III coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the page at http://pglaf.org with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Dr. Gregory B. Newby this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Translated by David Wyllie II watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to of receipt of the work. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: so that she might be able to get a better position later on. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before slightly. In this way they went round the room several times front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but greatest consideration so that his family could bear the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Grete. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm License. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and last!". from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Title: Metamorphosis "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen slightly. In this way they went round the room several times going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what are we to do?" the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before page at http://pglaf.org individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Section 2. 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They think we owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Dr. Gregory B. Newby "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other will be renamed. towards the viewer. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where life led by the family during these two months, must have made him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After first she would call to him as she did so with words that she collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Foundation been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest room. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fees. 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When she had no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it". it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. for his sister to hear him. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Literary Archive Foundation spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of my train leaves at five." herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Dr. Gregory B. Newby money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the opportunities to fix the problem. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too against the door and listening. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was