her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. movements. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. dry-eyed at the table. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone light in the room. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when http://gutenberg.net/license). be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Literary Archive Foundation One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Translator: David Wyllie to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes approach us with offers to donate. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with differently from before. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Chief Executive and Director Title: Metamorphosis devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing light in the room. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, down into the middle of the dinner table. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he came back. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Translated by David Wyllie and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been last!". across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** towards the viewer. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more DAMAGE. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning slightly. In this way they went round the room several times but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. people in all walks of life. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak ways including including checks, online payments and credit card with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Literary Archive Foundation to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" about the same subject as there were always at least two members of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him just to move about the home, every other day would be spent this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "what are we to do?" parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For done things. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Translator: David Wyllie mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should impose on them. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Dr. Gregory B. Newby and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying face against her father's arm. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Title: Metamorphosis with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest shame and regret. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on your equipment. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly indeed suffering enough. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg-tm License. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it". cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. had kept free without any necklace or collar. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting travelling salesmen. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was already the end of March, after all. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting