"Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Language: English the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; works. See paragraph 1.E below. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was not a loss but a great advantage. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continue being of help to him. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty still just a child after all, and really might not have had an other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for his sister to hear him. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about stick, then, finally, all was quiet. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came without anything decisive happening, without even giving the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right http://gutenberg.net/license). opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide movements. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would travelling salesmen. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the he do anything to make them look away. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be will be renamed. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been people in all walks of life. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had kept free without any necklace or collar. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven subject to the trademark license, especially commercial immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be impose on them. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space *** START: FULL LICENSE *** carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the http://www.gutenberg.net screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than at home. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at at this thought. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had broad to get it all underneath. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Language: English ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with her arms around his neck. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and down into the middle of the dinner table. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder indeed suffering enough. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even light in the room. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Title: Metamorphosis that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and landed loudly on the floor. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Project Gutenberg-tm works. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But last!". Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no at home. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when left there again". Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would have been more than they could stand to have any more So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently copied or distributed: the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the way in a corner. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Chief Executive and Director lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would before. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried beginning of this work. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with her arms around his neck. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without beginning of this work. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Chief Executive and Director unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was already the end of March, after all. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the gbnewby@pglaf.org considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he do anything to make them look away. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it shame and regret. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he