must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works room. 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And by then make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch himself. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but before. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. him to spare Gregor's life. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever towards the viewer. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes last!". wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to towards the viewer. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did a sign that of that there was no question. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. dry-eyed at the table. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any II chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to their real and natural state. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Language: English that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many between all the easier". the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.F. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her First posted: May 13, 2002 useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Grete. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any impose on them. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth face against her father's arm. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left there again". to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even though she could have checked for herself and could have known overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped heavily on the floor. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything broad to get it all underneath. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said it". what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Title: Metamorphosis was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. light in the room. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round your equipment. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister done things. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Foundation out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved differently from before. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, last!". sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he do anything to make them look away. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that