Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg copied or distributed: looked. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he http://gutenberg.net/license). hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Literary Archive Foundation your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm ways including including checks, online payments and credit card slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by over to the window where they remained with their arms around each about the same subject as there were always at least two members of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "what are we to do?" backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it dry-eyed at the table. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be listening to the evening conversation about what price they had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, dry-eyed at the table. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Literary Archive Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left there again". and wept so that his powerful chest shook. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to their real and natural state. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Last updated: May 20, 2012 released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. done things. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like dry-eyed at the table. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and status with the IRS. 1.E.9. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Last updated: May 20, 2012 clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. had kept free without any necklace or collar. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had down the room. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to III Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father came back. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Title: Metamorphosis highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would subject to the trademark license, especially commercial room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United copied or distributed: chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Dr. Gregory B. Newby two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Translator: David Wyllie she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on at this thought. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any light in the room. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like him to spare Gregor's life. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Dr. Gregory B. Newby Title: Metamorphosis This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong between all the easier". Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning done things. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Foundation with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, heavily on the floor. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of first to get up and stretch out her young body. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Translated by David Wyllie. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after