one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "what are we to do?" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Dr. Gregory B. Newby back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Translated by David Wyllie. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Language: English great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had peaceful. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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That's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Translated by David Wyllie time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and wept so that his powerful chest shook. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already responsibility and he could rest. 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Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many DAMAGE. last!". "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and never to have to open the door unless it was especially could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects other way. 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He had not held his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E.9. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the approach us with offers to donate. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his down into the middle of the dinner table. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stick, then, finally, all was quiet. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after works. See paragraph 1.E below. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Translated by David Wyllie for getting through the doorway. 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Gregor's sister no longer thought about than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place page at http://pglaf.org hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep first to get up and stretch out her young body. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and smiled. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only I He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to irritably. 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Grete would probably be the only one who would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its newspaper. 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I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, dry-eyed at the table. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in gbnewby@pglaf.org him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's works. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be works. See paragraph 1.E below. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the copied or distributed: there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the sight of this and all its noise. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with him. But as it is ..." at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Author: Franz Kafka importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound electronic works they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that looked. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide for his sister to hear him. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she before. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or particular state visit http://pglaf.org approach us with offers to donate. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a sign that of that there was no question. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand even though she could have checked for herself and could have known all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with him. But as it is ..." under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he towards the viewer. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if