*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Author: Franz Kafka And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just shame and regret. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Translated by David Wyllie. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the copied or distributed: there was still some money available from the old days. It was not as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which at this thought. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would differently from before. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally heavily on the floor. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Translated by David Wyllie. looked. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I waiting to save him. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "what are we to do?" already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E.9. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with her arms around his neck. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone II swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his continue being of help to him. approach us with offers to donate. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he do anything to make them look away. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him to spare Gregor's life. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the way in a corner. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at at this thought. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any States. Last updated: May 20, 2012 struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from their decision to move was much more to do with their total been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I approach us with offers to donate. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg License. You must require such a user to return or highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in works. See paragraph 1.E below. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state stick, then, finally, all was quiet. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he peaceful. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the indeed suffering enough. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is http://www.gutenberg.net the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Language: English without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project http://www.gutenberg.net screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown redistribution. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), 1.E.9. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Translator: David Wyllie be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Language: English entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, States. III however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Translator: David Wyllie pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the continue being of help to him. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered over to the window where they remained with their arms around each newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with DAMAGE. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Literary Archive Foundation of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was already the end of March, after all. 1.F. for his sister to hear him. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the they quickly finished their letters. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in particular state visit http://pglaf.org fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of receipt of the work. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. travelling salesmen. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Chief Executive and Director (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "what are we to do?" she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room below. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to III his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want not knowing what he should save first before his attention was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Metamorphosis It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, dry-eyed at the table. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination