round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Translator: David Wyllie from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of receipt of the work. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.E.9. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, same room with him with the windows closed. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still by himself. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Dr. Gregory B. Newby gbnewby@pglaf.org for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the way in a corner. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Dr. Gregory B. Newby furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would at this thought. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.F. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on between all the easier". his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they heavily on the floor. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they your written explanation. 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LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following dry-eyed at the table. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and never to have to open the door unless it was especially 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it your equipment. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When left there again". I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." even though she could have checked for herself and could have known even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Language: English going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was already the end of March, after all. License. You must require such a user to return or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living not knowing what he should save first before his attention was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known he do anything to make them look away. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and smiled. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you last!". and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but would have been more than they could stand to have any more fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he do anything to make them look away. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the continue being of help to him. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 1.E.9. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to before. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gutenberg-tm License. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without life led by the family during these two months, must have made him convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it". hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and