see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully at home. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his left there again". providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** works. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and never to have to open the door unless it was especially him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he do anything to make them look away. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE peaceful. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gutenberg-tm License. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present your equipment. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing certainty. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get expression in her eyes. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be waiting to save him. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works movements. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Literary Archive Foundation The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as differently from before. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Section 2. 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"Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he below. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was copied or distributed: swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to him to spare Gregor's life. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up there was still some money available from the old days. It was not forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the sight of this and all its noise. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor movements. first to get up and stretch out her young body. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as III don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the was not a loss but a great advantage. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg-tm License. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if License. You must require such a user to return or 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's works. See paragraph 1.E below. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.4. 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They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his http://gutenberg.net/license). controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and word processing or hypertext form. 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The washing up from breakfast lay on the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "what are we to do?" disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is differently from before. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest 1.F. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing down the room. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just subject to the trademark license, especially commercial was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what peaceful. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was already the end of March, after all. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Section 4. 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Mr. Samsa and the two women followed up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had redistribution. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, I electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with him. But as it is ..." instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room