the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the way in a corner. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did DAMAGE. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime just to move about the home, every other day would be spent changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, broad to get it all underneath. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation over to the window where they remained with their arms around each quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further particular state visit http://pglaf.org 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his my train leaves at five." screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they quickly finished their letters. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Chief Executive and Director room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he do anything to make them look away. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm people in all walks of life. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide redistribution. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm License. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there was still some money available from the old days. It was not No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he do anything to make them look away. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away same room with him with the windows closed. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing heavily on the floor. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. himself. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** 1.F. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." First posted: May 13, 2002 he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the peaceful. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of receipt of the work. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the below. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a sign that of that there was no question. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from left there again". his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project room. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Chief Executive and Director unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. below. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father a sign that of that there was no question. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would redistribution. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you looked. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from their decision to move was much more to do with their total *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: over to the window where they remained with their arms around each sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Translated by David Wyllie with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his particular state visit http://pglaf.org strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they quickly finished their letters. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought would have been more than they could stand to have any more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the at home. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thinks about the business. 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Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand heavily on the floor. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner first she would call to him as she did so with words that she This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you and wept so that his powerful chest shook. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do works. See paragraph 1.E below. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on against the door and listening. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "what are we to do?" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, same room with him with the windows closed. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff