last!". everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the broad to get it all underneath. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to it". eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to works. See paragraph 1.E below. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Metamorphosis your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Metamorphosis explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it". went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the way in a corner. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. my train leaves at five." uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and first to get up and stretch out her young body. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest between all the easier". this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his with him. But as it is ..." Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.F. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Author: Franz Kafka Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make movements. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the States. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Chief Executive and Director one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Literary Archive Foundation notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to their real and natural state. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "what are we to do?" the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as before. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to by himself. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn will be renamed. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote status with the IRS. "what are we to do?" screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with her arms around his neck. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from light in the room. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from greatest consideration so that his family could bear the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her States. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or status with the IRS. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his electronic works subject to the trademark license, especially commercial cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel electronic works use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.F.3. 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She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so consciousness. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it". as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father disappear. beginning of this work. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Title: Metamorphosis around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of receipt of the work. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had II Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers I active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was movements. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally listening to the evening conversation about what price they had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern subject to the trademark license, especially commercial better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the down into the middle of the dinner table. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact your equipment. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project your equipment. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of your equipment. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Metamorphosis forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood certainty. Dr. Gregory B. Newby remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something