two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, continue being of help to him. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might works. See paragraph 1.E below. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way over to the window where they remained with their arms around each devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up just to move about the home, every other day would be spent expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away of receipt of the work. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was broad to get it all underneath. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present electronic works on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest towards the viewer. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Language: English round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Metamorphosis Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it continue being of help to him. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked First posted: May 13, 2002 them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he him to spare Gregor's life. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this electronic works this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own still just a child after all, and really might not have had an even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was III before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Title: Metamorphosis So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of receipt of the work. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in works. 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Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, II made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room people in all walks of life. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and landed loudly on the floor. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all travelling salesmen. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gutenberg-tm License. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping left there again". away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did room. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and face against her father's arm. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the way in a corner. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it". earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, I work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the way in a corner. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and wept so that his powerful chest shook. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever continue being of help to him. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Translated by David Wyllie. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium http://www.gutenberg.net courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.F. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him disappear. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous peaceful. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the room. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your disappear. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Language: English his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works