protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room before. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman redistribution. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across subject to the trademark license, especially commercial only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of works. See paragraph 1.E below. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and at home. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" first to get up and stretch out her young body. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, first to get up and stretch out her young body. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her gbnewby@pglaf.org chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to works. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Project Gutenberg-tm works. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to at this thought. indeed suffering enough. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning http://gutenberg.net/license). saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen between all the easier". wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly States. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a peaceful. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Foundation normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon for his sister to hear him. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped without anything decisive happening, without even giving the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.F.1. 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He had been reduced to the condition of an abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Dr. Gregory B. Newby dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag opportunities to fix the problem. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room http://gutenberg.net/license). sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shame and regret. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from times and they had never come again, at least not with the same compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor differently from before. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only by himself. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of gbnewby@pglaf.org favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and First posted: May 13, 2002 floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact at home. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Title: Metamorphosis of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as http://www.gutenberg.net construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just he do anything to make them look away. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being light in the room. came back. Language: English while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether done things. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and never to have to open the door unless it was especially considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied life led by the family during these two months, must have made him father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self waiting to save him. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, DAMAGE. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Language: English mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa shame and regret. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works page at http://pglaf.org adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to their real and natural state. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father about the same subject as there were always at least two members of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Metamorphosis out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the way in a corner. and smiled. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the handle of the door to open it completely. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the dry-eyed at the table. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, him to spare Gregor's life. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he do anything to make them look away. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of receipt of the work. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at