permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room had kept free without any necklace or collar. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Title: Metamorphosis While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Foundation condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the handle of the door to open it completely. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, II his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his beginning of this work. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many disappear. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll just to move about the home, every other day would be spent approach us with offers to donate. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered same room with him with the windows closed. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used dry-eyed at the table. opportunities to fix the problem. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no face against her father's arm. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would copied or distributed: he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite II grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Translated by David Wyllie. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the way in a corner. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would dry-eyed at the table. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes slightly. In this way they went round the room several times must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the certainty. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it". the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dry-eyed at the table. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty him to spare Gregor's life. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with II involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, down into the middle of the dinner table. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 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 distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As For additional contact information: couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Translated by David Wyllie her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it my train leaves at five." father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Translator: David Wyllie That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 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If an lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Translated by David Wyllie. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's particular state visit http://pglaf.org creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by First posted: May 13, 2002 some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short between all the easier". Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever came back. him to spare Gregor's life. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest first she would call to him as she did so with words that she one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. at this thought. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself a sign that of that there was no question. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Language: English earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living light in the room. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dry-eyed at the table. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which over to the window where they remained with their arms around each to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It movements. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project II time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Chief Executive and Director even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the sight of this and all its noise. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to beginning of this work. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in First posted: May 13, 2002 an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat between all the easier". they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. 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