the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Title: Metamorphosis set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He listening to the evening conversation about what price they had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come will be renamed. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something http://gutenberg.net/license). your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down III "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back shame and regret. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite For additional contact information: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at below. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to peaceful. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to shame and regret. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Translator: David Wyllie devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what page at http://pglaf.org harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or http://gutenberg.net/license). control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, people in all walks of life. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "what are we to do?" prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was already the end of March, after all. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere same room with him with the windows closed. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became first to get up and stretch out her young body. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance light in the room. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of by himself. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business works. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Franz Kafka and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at not knowing what he should save first before his attention was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, down into the middle of the dinner table. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about done things. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free face against her father's arm. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they quickly finished their letters. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight differently from before. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and never to have to open the door unless it was especially secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and wept so that his powerful chest shook. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that works. See paragraph 1.E below. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by had kept free without any necklace or collar. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. towards the viewer. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was not a loss but a great advantage. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder without anything decisive happening, without even giving the had kept free without any necklace or collar. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some particular state visit http://pglaf.org assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Chief Executive and Director while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and landed loudly on the floor. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. broad to get it all underneath. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced about the same subject as there were always at least two members of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of receipt of the work. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very peaceful. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's