his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to below. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as against the door and listening. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his dry-eyed at the table. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to II Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when copied or distributed: of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in below. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Dr. Gregory B. Newby wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out times and they had never come again, at least not with the same flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to shame and regret. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite particular state visit http://pglaf.org bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Translated by David Wyllie. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a towards the viewer. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when done things. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her for his sister to hear him. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, at this thought. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Last updated: May 20, 2012 to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no impose on them. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Metamorphosis simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Translated by David Wyllie. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He I accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination for his sister to hear him. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room life led by the family during these two months, must have made him conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.F.2. 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The hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself *** START: FULL LICENSE *** still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification all his force out of the bed. 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Now they did hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief movements. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 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 answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sound. 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They must have noticed clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework greatest consideration so that his family could bear the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest opportunities to fix the problem. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, status with the IRS. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had kept free without any necklace or collar. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was not a loss but a great advantage. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and smiled. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without movements. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide III Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. against the door and listening. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and done things. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned consciousness. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with him. But as it is ..." anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never DAMAGE. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), it". be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower shame and regret. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even though she could have checked for herself and could have known performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be certainty. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her.