himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had impose on them. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the room. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he do anything to make them look away. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] expression in her eyes. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they quickly finished their letters. before. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she consciousness. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his people in all walks of life. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall heavily on the floor. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new shame and regret. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had kept free without any necklace or collar. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Metamorphosis inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, continue being of help to him. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Metamorphosis three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when status with the IRS. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Franz Kafka jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "what are we to do?" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "what are we to do?" refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite differently from before. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Last updated: May 20, 2012 for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 1.E.9. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it times and they had never come again, at least not with the same watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There expression in her eyes. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the opportunities to fix the problem. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made movements. "what are we to do?" to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Foundation while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally at this thought. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable my train leaves at five." helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, copied or distributed: made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the certainty. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, had kept free without any necklace or collar. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will approach us with offers to donate. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 1.E.9. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Translated by David Wyllie. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once towards the viewer. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my For additional contact information: movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Dr. Gregory B. Newby did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still looked. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had