situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with him. But as it is ..." folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and landed loudly on the floor. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the way in a corner. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its so that she might be able to get a better position later on. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when II things had become superfluous which, although they could not be struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the License. You must require such a user to return or called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the way in a corner. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight indeed suffering enough. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still States. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and my train leaves at five." After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled towards the viewer. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been works. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the against the door and listening. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work left there again". controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my at home. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go people in all walks of life. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ways including including checks, online payments and credit card through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they differently from before. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely broad to get it all underneath. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.F. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Last updated: May 20, 2012 screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the travelling salesmen. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered last!". thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at it". his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, looked. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back they quickly finished their letters. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Translated by David Wyllie. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to was already the end of March, after all. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Literary Archive Foundation had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with him. But as it is ..." with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Project Gutenberg-tm works. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous without anything decisive happening, without even giving the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg-tm License. Project Gutenberg-tm works. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. II pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt opportunities to fix the problem. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered disappear. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the sight of this and all its noise. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make your equipment. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to redistribution. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that my train leaves at five." electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movements. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.E.9. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to below. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and landed loudly on the floor. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: For additional contact information: hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no opportunities to fix the problem. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly approach us with offers to donate. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who travelling salesmen. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and landed loudly on the floor. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, impose on them. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even though she could have checked for herself and could have known this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more