coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and looked. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Translated by David Wyllie thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it DAMAGE. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing I probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of dry-eyed at the table. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room beginning of this work. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could face against her father's arm. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Language: English TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any copied or distributed: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Grete. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family looked. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he below. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round expression in her eyes. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's License. You must require such a user to return or slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "what are we to do?" eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying electronic works from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to I such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Franz Kafka movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so my train leaves at five." was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with him. But as it is ..." going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with him. But as it is ..." top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making against the door and listening. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework beginning of this work. 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Did you hear the way set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, III Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and II state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He between all the easier". couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the travelling salesmen. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the handle of the door to open it completely. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the sight of this and all its noise. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying approach us with offers to donate. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had before. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to waiting to save him. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door status with the IRS. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt waiting to save him. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to their real and natural state. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Translated by David Wyllie. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his at home. 1.E.9. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other redistribution. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table differently from before. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Translated by David Wyllie. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Title: Metamorphosis morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off status with the IRS. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the movements. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed