incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their so that she might be able to get a better position later on. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down gbnewby@pglaf.org to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg at this thought. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, came back. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised travelling salesmen. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he do anything to make them look away. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for light in the room. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the handle of the door to open it completely. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had consciousness. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shame and regret. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project http://gutenberg.net/license). was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the DAMAGE. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his consciousness. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Translated by David Wyllie. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of came back. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Literary Archive Foundation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could differently from before. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he with him. But as it is ..." his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's came back. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had DAMAGE. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished from their decision to move was much more to do with their total a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" from their decision to move was much more to do with their total straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with him. But as it is ..." out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. works. See paragraph 1.E below. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and smiled. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Grete. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium expression in her eyes. room. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Chief Executive and Director backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now http://gutenberg.net/license). out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When without anything decisive happening, without even giving the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still broad to get it all underneath. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up consciousness. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be even though she could have checked for herself and could have known light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which First posted: May 13, 2002 used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a particular state visit http://pglaf.org before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here looked. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Title: Metamorphosis rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then light in the room. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh not knowing what he should save first before his attention was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern certainty. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Foundation If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and wept so that his powerful chest shook.