left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Project Gutenberg-tm works. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 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 and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back between all the easier". for his sister to hear him. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps down into the middle of the dinner table. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he States. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to looked. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not knowing what he should save first before his attention was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. travelling salesmen. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his beginning of this work. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the with him. But as it is ..." was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the face against her father's arm. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any waiting to save him. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had had kept free without any necklace or collar. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards movements. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with her arms around his neck. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would have been more than they could stand to have any more first to get up and stretch out her young body. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the way in a corner. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother so that she might be able to get a better position later on. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the redistribution. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a http://gutenberg.net/license). less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Translated by David Wyllie. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Language: English that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Metamorphosis chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg-tm License. Translator: David Wyllie that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to License. You must require such a user to return or the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and landed loudly on the floor. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any status with the IRS. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Translated by David Wyllie Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door greatest consideration so that his family could bear the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Chief Executive and Director despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as first to get up and stretch out her young body. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother For additional contact information: She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. 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His sister, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was not a loss but a great advantage. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it continue being of help to him. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. 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You can and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. hurried under the couch. 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His sister cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of at this thought. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent approach us with offers to donate. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing movements. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any works. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.F. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally works. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Author: Franz Kafka such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged