parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, II unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Translator: David Wyllie while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Franz Kafka peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up things had become superfluous which, although they could not be they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Franz Kafka around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. movements. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that your equipment. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned certainty. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had States. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk peaceful. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my your equipment. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. States. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and page at http://pglaf.org 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he do anything to make them look away. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet works. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes *** START: FULL LICENSE *** his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder particular state visit http://pglaf.org Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: would have been more than they could stand to have any more on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Grete. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of between all the easier". denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the way in a corner. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of receipt of the work. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of receipt of the work. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in States. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Title: Metamorphosis which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do looked. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if 1.E.9. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and smiled. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it at this thought. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Foundation what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Title: Metamorphosis little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Translator: David Wyllie does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room would have been more than they could stand to have any more falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and wept so that his powerful chest shook. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Translator: David Wyllie stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was not a loss but a great advantage. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they between all the easier". everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set light in the room. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious over to the window where they remained with their arms around each pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 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 had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had kept free without any necklace or collar. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it". eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 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 - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Last updated: May 20, 2012 remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might gbnewby@pglaf.org she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their impose on them. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all before. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state DAMAGE. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with him. But as it is ..." dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not just to move about the home, every other day would be spent been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could