mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as heavily on the floor. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and smiled. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, page at http://pglaf.org been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight speak to him in that way once again. 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His father went back to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too broad to get it all underneath. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across differently from before. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Language: English same room with him with the windows closed. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought same room with him with the windows closed. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it". the handle of the door to open it completely. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Metamorphosis until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found same demands as before? 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That's when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with him. But as it is ..." despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Language: English Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with him. But as it is ..." Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he do anything to make them look away. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. 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The violin went silent, the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card just to move about the home, every other day would be spent all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. 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She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Metamorphosis come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; dry-eyed at the table. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded same room with him with the windows closed. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. 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On the wall exactly opposite there was down into the middle of the dinner table. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Foundation doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is No-one noticed him, though. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a had kept free without any necklace or collar. face against her father's arm. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and For additional contact information: "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously had kept free without any necklace or collar. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the peaceful. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go without anything decisive happening, without even giving the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Literary Archive Foundation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.F. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Translated by David Wyllie. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK page at http://pglaf.org was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's broad to get it all underneath. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Foundation - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when even though she could have checked for herself and could have known have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had by himself. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and